Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6686 21 Sep 2026, 18:23

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 13:55.359 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
1:40.090
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 1:17.799
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.647
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.942
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.999
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 46.294
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.210
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.184
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.849
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.591
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.635
And I enable persistence 18.678
And I log in to a new session 6.947
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.114
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.706
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.469
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.979
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 1:4.156
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.313
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 4.226
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.148
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.323
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.494
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.540
When I start Synaptic 12.529
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.149
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.853
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.378
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.295
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.817
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.202
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.126
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.626
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.309
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.997
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.914
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.277
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.956
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.144
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.131
And I enable persistence 11.132
# 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 8.129
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 11.597
And available upgrades have been checked 0.022
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.342
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.848
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.236
And I enable persistence 10.884
# 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 8.170
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.227
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.144
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.183
And I enable persistence 11.821
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.098
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.490
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.115
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004