Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6706 29 Sep 2026, 15:54

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 13:45.026 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
1:45.661
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 1:20.187
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.759
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.155
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.435
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.124
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.250
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.846
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.283
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.314
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.683
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.505
And I enable persistence 18.552
And I log in to a new session 7.951
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.116
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.637
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.590
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.485
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 1:3.935
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.122
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 2.133
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.061
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.773
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.141
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.309
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
When I start Synaptic 12.156
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.216
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.703
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.290
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.536
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.090
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.426
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.698
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.293
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.255
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.683
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 5.463
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.324
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.689
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.787
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.105
And I enable persistence 11.851
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.078
And I log in to a new session 7.427
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.395
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.738
And available upgrades have been checked 0.040
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.410
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.519
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.945
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.767
And I enable persistence 10.702
# 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 7.789
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 13.939
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.438
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.475
And I enable persistence 11.104
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.708
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.418
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.536
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005