Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6699 29 Sep 2026, 11:25

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 13:17.050 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
1:37.951
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.440
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.700
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.005
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.366
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 44.367
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.082
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.053
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.651
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.510
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.862
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.069
And I enable persistence 17.760
And I log in to a new session 6.560
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.472
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.402
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.754
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.253
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.143
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.464
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 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.319
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.281
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
When I start Synaptic 12.023
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.014
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.848
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.342
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.461
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.324
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.482
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.113
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.899
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.454
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.687
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 1:11.591
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 5.571
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.986
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.453
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.003
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.423
And I enable persistence 10.321
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.007
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 11.147
And available upgrades have been checked 2.138
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.326
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.395
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.405
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.271
And I enable persistence 10.888
# 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 7.924
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 15.102
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.177
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.503
And I enable persistence 10.791
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.045
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.430
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.236
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005