Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6698 28 Sep 2026, 17:13

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 13:34.415 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
1:39.526
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 1:17.869
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.945
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.031
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.443
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.225
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.120
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.935
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.088
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.886
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.491
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.012
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.963
And I enable persistence 20.371
And I log in to a new session 7.804
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.109
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.640
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.534
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.046
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.703
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.960
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.145
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.124
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.321
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 1:34.794
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.434
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
When I start Synaptic 11.863
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.183
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.179
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.461
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.159
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.164
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.573
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.504
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:19.803
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.704
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 5.920
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.014
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.153
And I enable persistence 10.706
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.694
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.142
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 10.820
And available upgrades have been checked 0.044
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.842
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.573
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.808
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.705
And I enable persistence 11.354
# 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 6.701
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.430
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.116
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.493
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 a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.796
And I enable persistence 13.805
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.944
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.764
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.998
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005