Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6683 19 Sep 2026, 11:41

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 13:19.187 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
1:38.378
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.345
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.077
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.505
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.320
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.752
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.235
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.529
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.060
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.533
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.224
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.571
And I enable persistence 17.295
And I log in to a new session 6.730
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.566
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.457
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.778
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.201
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.155
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.170
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.130
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.034
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.169
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.504
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.430
When I start Synaptic 11.629
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.143
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.317
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.599
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.331
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.518
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.661
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.350
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:12.178
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.191
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.032
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.914
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.552
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.522
And I enable persistence 9.908
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.347
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.380
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.051
And Tor is ready 11.332
And available upgrades have been checked 0.061
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.852
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.477
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.142
And I enable persistence 10.297
# 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
And I log in to a new session 6.816
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 14.697
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.312
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.147
And I enable persistence 10.757
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 7.369
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.869
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.807
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049