Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6725 06 Oct 2026, 11:55

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 14:50.593 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
2:8.688
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 1:16.949
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.920
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.447
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.276
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.386
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 47.962
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.321
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.450
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.098
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.772
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.643
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.717
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.331
And I enable persistence 19.244
And I log in to a new session 8.462
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.105
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.624
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.546
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.878
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 0.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.396
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.952
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.158
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.168
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.402
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.503
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.490
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.412
When I start Synaptic 11.839
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.116
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.237
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.638
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.541
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.119
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.413
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.546
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.499
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.014
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.752
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.378
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.778
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.618
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 6.063
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.933
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.441
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.554
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.362
And I enable persistence 12.639
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.576
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.157
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 10.383
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 2.614
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.618
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.877
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.782
And I enable persistence 13.858
# 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 8.404
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.063
And Tor is ready 15.194
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.458
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.234
And I enable persistence 11.844
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.352
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.685
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.152
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005