Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6733 09 Oct 2026, 11:36

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 15:16.930 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
2:8.714
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 1:17.875
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.176
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.538
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.407
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.208
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.695
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.140
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.418
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.019
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.003
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.725
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.275
And I enable persistence 18.139
And I log in to a new session 8.106
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.090
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.753
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.609
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.788
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 1:4.716
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.455
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.378
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.098
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.256
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.993
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.134
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.445
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.537
When I start Synaptic 11.422
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.245
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.606
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.515
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.561
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.195
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.661
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.113
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.514
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.637
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:17.767
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.929
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.213
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.461
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.967
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.060
And I enable persistence 11.118
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.586
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.889
And available upgrades have been checked 0.052
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.910
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.658
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.673
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.925
And I enable persistence 10.730
# 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 7.248
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.613
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.324
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.544
And I enable persistence 10.848
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.599
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.081
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.773
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031