Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6727 07 Oct 2026, 12:11

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 17:10.865 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
3:43.010
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 1:22.175
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.755
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.643
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.439
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 1:37.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.517
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 48.599
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.718
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.543
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.007
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.151
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.551
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.479
And I enable persistence 20.579
And I log in to a new session 8.395
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.122
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.623
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.551
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:51.580
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.434
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.351
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.401
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.234
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.190
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.826
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.555
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.500
When I start Synaptic 11.663
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.229
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.870
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.302
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.592
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.533
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.658
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.443
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.646
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.702
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.347
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.055
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.837
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 5.780
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.897
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.552
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.024
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.192
And I enable persistence 11.338
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.728
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.654
And available upgrades have been checked 0.044
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.381
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.398
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.777
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.996
And I enable persistence 11.259
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 8.918
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.453
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.511
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.284
And I enable persistence 11.010
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.442
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.941
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.480
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005