Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6685 21 Sep 2026, 11:35

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 13:52.074 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
1:42.699
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 1:20.359
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.455
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.345
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.392
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.200
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 43.368
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.527
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.540
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.138
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.696
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.990
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.319
And I enable persistence 17.724
And I log in to a new session 7.851
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.324
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.819
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.808
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.032
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.209
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.159
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.235
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.556
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.563
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.493
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.423
When I start Synaptic 11.941
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.176
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.876
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.384
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.482
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.107
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.542
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.421
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.365
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.787
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.666
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.446
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.008
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.740
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 5.787
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.958
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.017
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.846
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.060
And I enable persistence 11.211
# 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
# 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 8.102
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 12.206
And available upgrades have been checked 1.080
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.206
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.492
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.610
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.593
And I enable persistence 11.208
# 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 8.251
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.449
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.564
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.379
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.800
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.873
And I enable persistence 11.687
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
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 8.904
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.929
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006