Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6728 07 Oct 2026, 14:01

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 17:0.220 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
3:41.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.923
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.897
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.575
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.057
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 1:38.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.185
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.488
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.066
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.472
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.109
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.417
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.531
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.946
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.977
And I enable persistence 21.739
And I log in to a new session 7.812
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.225
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.634
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.673
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:48.957
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.951
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.321
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.334
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.185
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.533
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.716
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.538
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.454
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.531
When I start Synaptic 11.916
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.206
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.830
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.221
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.837
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.829
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.233
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.269
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.282
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.893
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.019
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.590
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.041
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.209
And I enable persistence 11.203
# 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 0.082
And I log in to a new session 8.353
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.131
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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 11.636
And available upgrades have been checked 0.036
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.314
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.928
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.307
And I enable persistence 12.034
# 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 0.015
And I log in to a new session 9.238
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.710
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.066
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.362
And I enable persistence 11.450
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.027
And I log in to a new session 7.760
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.476
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.847
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.964
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019