Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6720 04 Oct 2026, 11:36

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 15:23.619 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
2:12.727
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.556
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.062
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.495
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.577
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.194
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.033
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.397
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.475
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.711
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.462
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.557
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.540
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.054
And I enable persistence 21.937
And I log in to a new session 8.211
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.225
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.893
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.603
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.162
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.837
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.599
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.438
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.156
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.375
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.182
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.476
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.518
When I start Synaptic 12.770
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.304
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.966
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.707
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.266
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.152
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.863
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.259
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.349
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.939
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.929
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 7.027
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.811
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.506
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.730
And I enable persistence 11.405
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 6.996
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.220
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 10.684
And available upgrades have been checked 0.063
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.479
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.551
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.766
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.125
And I enable persistence 11.671
# 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 7.777
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.006
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.220
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.629
And I enable persistence 11.137
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.037
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.482
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.405
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006