Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6729 08 Oct 2026, 07:33

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 15:45.546 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
2:12.387
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 1:20.947
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.546
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.543
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.228
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.693
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.562
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.082
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.388
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.905
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.682
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.460
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.588
And I enable persistence 21.576
And I log in to a new session 7.641
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.445
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.644
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:49.584
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.939
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.929
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 4.188
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.085
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.395
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.506
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
When I start Synaptic 11.619
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.822
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.832
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.382
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.623
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.530
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.559
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.358
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.488
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.929
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.542
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.657
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.739
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.356
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.094
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.726
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.879
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.679
And I enable persistence 12.344
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 7.468
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.642
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.843
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.390
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.802
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.996
And I enable persistence 12.437
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.971
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 14.349
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.138
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.560
And I enable persistence 12.653
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.159
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.850
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.547
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005