Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6679 17 Sep 2026, 14:24

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 14:15.464 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:46.213
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.857
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.955
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.250
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.976
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.391
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.099
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.932
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.101
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.899
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.602
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.306
And I enable persistence 20.397
And I log in to a new session 8.258
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.697
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.628
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.924
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.636
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.827
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.212
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.091
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.265
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.723
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.726
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542
When I start Synaptic 11.736
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.987
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.582
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.319
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.715
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.160
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.489
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.887
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.146
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.284
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.670
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.604
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.073
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.663
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.886
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.674
And I enable persistence 11.881
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.628
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.265
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.072
And Tor is ready 11.466
And available upgrades have been checked 1.136
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.886
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.531
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.244
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.483
And I enable persistence 11.088
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
And I log in to a new session 7.721
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.385
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.668
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.614
And I enable persistence 12.355
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.924
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.583
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.002
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008