Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6709 30 Sep 2026, 11:38

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 14:20.734 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
1:47.642
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.878
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.529
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.298
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.738
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.748
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 47.926
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.077
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.059
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.874
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.669
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.496
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.363
And I enable persistence 19.972
And I log in to a new session 8.616
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.168
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.682
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.576
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.216
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 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.196
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.519
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.166
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.511
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 a computer 0.162
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.278
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.199
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.555
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
When I start Synaptic 12.067
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.354
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.521
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.593
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.547
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.119
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.413
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.395
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.311
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.759
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.404
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.201
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.155
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.879
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.496
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.833
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.249
And I enable persistence 12.049
# 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 0.097
And I log in to a new session 8.180
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 11.260
And available upgrades have been checked 0.065
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.281
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.375
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.437
And I enable persistence 13.970
# 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 7.684
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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.679
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.073
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.414
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.331
And I enable persistence 10.574
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 8.868
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.589
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.616
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016