Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6684 20 Sep 2026, 11:28

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 13:21.018 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
1:38.450
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.879
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.282
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.202
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.297
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.736
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 55.510
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.298
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.011
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.536
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.896
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.519
And I enable persistence 16.929
And I log in to a new session 6.923
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.121
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.586
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.951
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.259
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.306
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.132
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.772
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.120
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.115
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.385
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.427
When I start Synaptic 11.837
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.018
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.334
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.284
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.481
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.094
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.016
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.630
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.460
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:8.489
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.011
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 5.219
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.958
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.465
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.953
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.412
And I enable persistence 10.728
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 6.978
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.067
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.535
And available upgrades have been checked 1.089
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.299
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.377
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.508
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.317
And I enable persistence 10.304
# 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 6.573
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 13.931
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.348
And I enable persistence 10.692
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.070
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.630
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.683
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005