Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6687 22 Sep 2026, 11:37

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 13:48.950 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
1:41.571
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:19.146
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.758
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.353
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.290
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 57.244
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.071
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.064
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.184
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.648
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.860
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.801
And I enable persistence 19.437
And I log in to a new session 7.439
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.121
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.607
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.554
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.057
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.253
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.331
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.147
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.182
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.652
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.371
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.545
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.398
When I start Synaptic 11.909
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.420
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.833
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.479
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.637
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.163
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.010
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.662
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.338
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.545
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 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.209
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 5.843
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.242
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.496
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.533
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.544
And I enable persistence 10.765
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.695
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 11.453
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 1.256
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.644
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.234
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.282
And I enable persistence 10.983
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 7.317
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.073
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.833
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.738
And I enable persistence 11.294
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.057
And I log in to a new session 7.329
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.618
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.653
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005