Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6724 06 Oct 2026, 07:36

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 15:17.614 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
2:10.555
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 1:19.058
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.566
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.453
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.017
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.857
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 58.311
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.258
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.393
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.154
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.743
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.739
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.344
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.237
And I enable persistence 17.733
And I log in to a new session 7.276
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.734
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.153
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.136
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.366
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.996
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.477
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.830
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.428
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.133
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.487
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.426
When I start Synaptic 11.435
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.050
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.834
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.314
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.568
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.217
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.950
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.664
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.179
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.082
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.956
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.926
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.013
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.908
And I enable persistence 11.754
# 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 0.036
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 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.049
And Tor is ready 10.700
And available upgrades have been checked 1.086
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.289
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.365
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.580
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.440
And I enable persistence 12.106
# 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 7.193
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 16.270
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.038
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 a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.646
And I enable persistence 12.583
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.021
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.611
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.988
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006