Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6697 28 Sep 2026, 16:20

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 14:1.541 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
1:45.818
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:22.155
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.097
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.231
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.984
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.962
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 47.628
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.749
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.517
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.833
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.648
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.151
And I enable persistence 18.823
And I log in to a new session 7.860
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.093
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.571
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.601
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.373
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.526
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.311
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.148
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.224
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.544
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.453
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.503
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.462
When I start Synaptic 11.938
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.235
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.483
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.301
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.853
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.604
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.481
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.923
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.392
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 5.206
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.945
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.947
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.039
And I enable persistence 11.752
# 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
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 8.024
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.407
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.698
And available upgrades have been checked 0.038
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.421
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.640
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.907
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.250
And I enable persistence 11.988
# 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 0.026
And I log in to a new session 8.453
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 15.489
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.071
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.919
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.256
And I enable persistence 11.914
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.028
And I log in to a new session 8.102
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.609
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.862
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025