Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6722 05 Oct 2026, 12:26

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 14:16.152 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
1:46.913
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 1:21.770
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.633
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.187
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.122
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.013
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.597
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.118
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.622
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.752
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.531
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.259
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.452
And I enable persistence 21.768
And I log in to a new session 9.737
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.448
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.628
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.726
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.903
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 an administration password 1:7.281
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.166
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.147
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.176
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.859
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.524
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 0.162
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.829
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.564
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
When I start Synaptic 11.827
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.340
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.360
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.336
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.334
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.615
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.376
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.771
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.355
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.069
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.960
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 5.999
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.986
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.007
And I enable persistence 10.943
# 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
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.180
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.218
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 12.034
And available upgrades have been checked 0.056
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.079
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.456
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.894
And I enable persistence 12.362
# 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 0.012
And I log in to a new session 7.632
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 15.707
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.728
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" with network unplugged 34.779
And I enable persistence 11.516
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 8.211
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.761
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.255
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019