Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6712 30 Sep 2026, 17:29

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 14:35.976 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
1:46.773
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.503
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.201
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.846
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.092
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 47.023
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.718
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.245
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.949
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.041
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.585
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.479
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.410
And I enable persistence 27.927
And I log in to a new session 8.143
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.678
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.624
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.031
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.331
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.989
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.322
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.196
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.316
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.205
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.108
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.650
When I start Synaptic 12.101
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.281
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.690
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.718
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.448
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.127
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.807
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.791
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.296
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.464
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.214
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.217
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.691
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.040
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.129
And I enable persistence 12.903
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.228
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 12.514
And available upgrades have been checked 0.072
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.850
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.040
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.910
And I enable persistence 11.781
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.532
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.532
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.547
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.067
And I enable persistence 12.105
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.565
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.688
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.941
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006