Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6732 09 Oct 2026, 07:28

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 15:12.247 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
2:14.245
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.137
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.429
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.581
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.152
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.236
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 49.133
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.105
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.430
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.059
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.195
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.590
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.887
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.608
And I enable persistence 17.742
And I log in to a new session 7.014
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.146
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.682
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.518
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.282
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.643
And I update the APT lists using apt 33.876
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.342
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.290
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.267
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.578
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.120
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.400
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.398
When I start Synaptic 12.096
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.307
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.152
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.286
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.657
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.258
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.671
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.219
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.978
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.558
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.307
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.413
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.370
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 6.013
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.081
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.494
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.567
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.587
And I enable persistence 11.903
# 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 0.021
# 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 0.091
And I log in to a new session 6.969
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 0.041
# 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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.190
And available upgrades have been checked 0.053
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.291
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.584
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.760
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.178
And I enable persistence 12.624
# 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 8.077
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.141
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.068
And Tor is ready 15.779
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.802
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.263
And I enable persistence 12.267
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.504
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.773
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.831
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045