Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6718 02 Oct 2026, 11:32

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 15:7.867 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
2:13.602
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:19.874
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.580
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.485
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.601
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.224
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.418
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.987
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.398
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.151
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.581
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.468
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.904
And I enable persistence 18.868
And I log in to a new session 6.972
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.645
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.535
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:45.237
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.827
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.830
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.315
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.125
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.959
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.695
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.198
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.556
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.428
When I start Synaptic 12.157
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.239
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.215
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.493
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.496
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.103
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.654
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.655
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.396
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.659
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.172
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.733
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.156
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.499
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.553
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.844
And I enable persistence 11.239
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.117
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.030
And Tor is ready 10.434
And available upgrades have been checked 1.083
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.758
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.471
And I enable persistence 11.355
# 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 8.860
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.210
And Tor is ready 15.964
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.183
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.649
And I enable persistence 11.722
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.494
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.401
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.739
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.067