Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6719 03 Oct 2026, 11:24

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 14:36.359 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
2:5.958
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 1:16.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.076
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.767
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.745
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.060
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 44.586
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.128
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.438
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.614
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.212
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.430
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.926
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.919
And I enable persistence 17.365
And I log in to a new session 7.202
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.095
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.573
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.488
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.500
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.066
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.618
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.739
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.234
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.356
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.543
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.490
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.121
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.300
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.430
When I start Synaptic 11.443
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.961
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 6.841
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.528
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.466
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.088
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.837
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.625
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.479
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.059
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.003
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 5.455
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.991
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.457
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.809
And I enable persistence 10.258
# 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 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.884
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.140
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.612
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.835
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.993
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.517
And I enable persistence 10.336
# 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 7.808
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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 13.688
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.118
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.516
And I enable persistence 10.274
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 6.956
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.517
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.663
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005