Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6681 17 Sep 2026, 16:23

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 14:38.186 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
1:59.893
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 1:35.671
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.813
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.008
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.036
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.946
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.250
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.291
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.989
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.102
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.575
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.773
And I enable persistence 20.613
And I log in to a new session 8.016
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.675
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.507
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.585
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.131
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.935
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.307
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.080
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.781
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.837
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.484
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.595
When I start Synaptic 12.516
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.927
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.394
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.349
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.724
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.512
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.434
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.442
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.768
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.283
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.516
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 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.686
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 6.139
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.917
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.033
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.824
And I enable persistence 12.691
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.934
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.283
And available upgrades have been checked 0.032
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.824
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.473
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.991
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.326
And I enable persistence 12.225
# 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 7.642
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.934
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.372
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.753
And I enable persistence 12.077
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.973
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.719
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.649
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.609
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048