Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6726 07 Oct 2026, 07:53

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 16:3.252 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
2:14.986
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.498
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.461
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.742
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.054
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.749
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 48.009
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.123
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.527
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.038
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.137
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.604
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.585
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.395
And I enable persistence 20.588
And I log in to a new session 7.916
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.897
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.641
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:52.928
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.222
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.910
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.349
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.304
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.777
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.928
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.466
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.529
When I start Synaptic 11.934
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.156
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.748
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.366
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.195
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.718
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.710
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.608
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.755
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.716
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.328
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.391
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 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.427
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.252
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.284
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.670
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.680
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.575
And I enable persistence 12.836
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 7.851
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.780
And available upgrades have been checked 1.103
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.858
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.605
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.319
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.145
And I enable persistence 11.531
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 8.467
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 14.062
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.419
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 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.792
And I enable persistence 12.408
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.974
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.439
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.319
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006