Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6731 08 Oct 2026, 16:02

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 16:0.282 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 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.165
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.848
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.636
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.150
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:19.545
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 58.959
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.088
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.470
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.074
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.546
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.007
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.234
And I enable persistence 20.671
And I log in to a new session 8.744
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.562
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.498
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:50.716
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.337
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.535
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.462
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.239
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.997
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.738
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.469
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.566
When I start Synaptic 11.824
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.385
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.130
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.546
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.323
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.690
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.625
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.762
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.699
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.568
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.651
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 a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.072
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 5.245
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.084
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.743
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.859
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.611
And I enable persistence 12.784
# 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 0.013
# 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 0.076
And I log in to a new session 7.384
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.047
And Tor is ready 11.244
And available upgrades have been checked 0.035
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.834
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.933
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.930
And I enable persistence 10.609
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.828
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.168
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
And the network is plugged 0.043
And Tor is ready 15.474
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.983
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.233
And I enable persistence 12.040
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.341
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.891
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.922
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017