Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6710 30 Sep 2026, 14:11

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 14:28.837 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
1:49.644
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 1:21.475
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.857
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.614
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 13.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.531
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.155
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.516
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.228
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.583
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.855
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.658
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.373
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.289
And I enable persistence 20.114
And I log in to a new session 8.959
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.443
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.703
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.937
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.291
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.140
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.184
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.867
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 1:41.589
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.364
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.457
When I start Synaptic 11.807
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.220
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.407
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.518
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.659
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.203
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.345
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.794
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.349
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.081
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.769
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 5.357
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.019
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.031
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.627
And I enable persistence 12.364
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.030
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.219
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 12.129
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.329
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.595
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.827
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.786
And I enable persistence 11.270
# 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 0.013
And I log in to a new session 8.909
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.512
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.009
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.002
And I enable persistence 12.852
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.658
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.712
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.281
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007