Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6721 05 Oct 2026, 11:39

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 14:15.008 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
1:42.679
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 1:18.863
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.467
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.705
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.700
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 1:10.934
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.467
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.208
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.091
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.630
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.922
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.463
And I enable persistence 18.111
And I log in to a new session 8.150
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.087
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.576
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.523
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.660
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.594
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.611
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.143
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.180
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.185
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 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.902
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.443
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
When I start Synaptic 12.698
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.093
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.610
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.339
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.535
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.746
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.207
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.458
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.627
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.663
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 a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.965
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 5.615
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.815
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.024
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.885
And I enable persistence 11.362
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.102
And I log in to a new session 7.517
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.197
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.047
And Tor is ready 11.756
And available upgrades have been checked 0.029
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.986
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.409
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.959
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.750
And I enable persistence 12.947
# 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 7.782
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.452
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.119
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.742
And I enable persistence 11.925
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 6.783
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.816
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.667
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005