Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6717 01 Oct 2026, 17:45

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 15:13.819 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
1:45.745
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.518
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.320
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.462
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.539
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.302
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.495
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.730
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.654
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.079
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.375
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.827
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.283
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.103
And I enable persistence 19.568
And I log in to a new session 8.659
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.175
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.675
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.578
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.495
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.661
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.202
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.366
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.135
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.390
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.197
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.503
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
When I start Synaptic 12.024
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.903
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.195
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.773
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.242
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.577
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.578
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.778
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.774
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.303
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.171
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.513
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 5.949
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.326
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.548
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.914
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.243
And I enable persistence 12.299
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.196
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 11.309
And available upgrades have been checked 1.118
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.701
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.031
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.145
And I enable persistence 11.861
# 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 7.971
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 13.789
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.349
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.714
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.804
And I enable persistence 12.829
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.243
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.682
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.822
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005