Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6730 08 Oct 2026, 11:32

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 14:41.622 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
2:5.528
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.397
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.446
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.423
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.032
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.284
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 43.507
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.140
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.467
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.541
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.014
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.473
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.943
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.180
And I enable persistence 19.110
And I log in to a new session 6.803
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.152
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.369
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.502
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.132
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 an administration password 1:3.273
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.258
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.350
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.340
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.200
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.419
When I start Synaptic 11.504
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.868
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.701
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.466
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.122
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.308
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.443
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.162
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.536
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.559
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:9.119
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 1:10.969
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.341
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.245
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.529
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.040
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.547
And I enable persistence 10.295
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.443
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.139
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 12.654
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.296
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.614
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.407
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.687
And I enable persistence 10.170
# 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 0.003
And I log in to a new session 7.351
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 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 14.781
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.034
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.217
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" with network unplugged 31.558
And I enable persistence 10.108
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 6.683
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.832
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.659
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042