Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6723 05 Oct 2026, 12:24

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 14:26.018 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
2:0.544
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:36.447
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.749
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.355
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.089
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.499
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.728
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.130
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.722
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.028
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.906
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.579
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.034
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.864
And I enable persistence 19.848
And I log in to a new session 8.919
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.177
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.465
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.886
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.724
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.669
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.230
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.113
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.965
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.340
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.199
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.303
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
When I start Synaptic 12.443
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.035
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.747
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.622
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.223
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.432
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.658
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.549
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.224
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.633
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 5.650
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.226
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.871
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.465
And I enable persistence 12.922
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.026
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.720
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.953
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.465
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.481
And I enable persistence 11.676
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.147
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 17.895
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.669
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.563
And I enable persistence 11.544
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.604
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.707
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.794
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006