Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6711 30 Sep 2026, 15:22

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 14:26.251 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
1:48.391
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.558
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.062
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.373
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.967
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.862
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 51.031
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.183
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.352
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.057
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.179
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.667
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.018
And I enable persistence 20.607
And I log in to a new session 8.221
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.122
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.214
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.486
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.129
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.195
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.231
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.789
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 a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.069
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.541
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.457
When I start Synaptic 12.441
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.364
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.012
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.549
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.332
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.426
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.690
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.029
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.538
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.505
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 0.176
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.878
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.090
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.961
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.710
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.516
And I enable persistence 12.192
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.007
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 0.042
# 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 0.038
And Tor is ready 12.089
And available upgrades have been checked 0.054
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.867
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.419
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.923
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.089
And I enable persistence 11.961
# 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 8.141
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 16.011
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.489
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 0.139
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.667
And I enable persistence 13.079
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.310
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.722
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.462
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026