Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6680 17 Sep 2026, 15:55

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 14:50.657 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
2:1.046
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:36.913
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.065
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.304
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.396
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.006
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.171
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.769
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.911
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.616
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.183
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.992
And I enable persistence 22.084
And I log in to a new session 9.076
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.461
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.599
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.343
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.636
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.223
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.213
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.095
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.169
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.386
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.465
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
When I start Synaptic 12.414
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.448
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.154
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.546
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.063
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.591
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.677
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.224
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.071
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.993
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.243
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.929
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.902
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.411
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.794
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.310
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.987
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.799
And I enable persistence 13.185
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.386
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.692
And available upgrades have been checked 1.099
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.842
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.171
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.912
And I enable persistence 13.650
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.206
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 15.405
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.868
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.157
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.052
And I enable persistence 12.965
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.915
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.707
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.964
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049