Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6736 12 Oct 2026, 11:34

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 15:24.178 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
2:11.830
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 1:20.003
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.331
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.498
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.050
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:14.104
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 48.930
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.258
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.692
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.319
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.753
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.593
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.439
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.784
And I enable persistence 21.175
And I log in to a new session 8.866
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.126
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.446
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.605
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.950
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.065
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.369
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.271
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.080
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.491
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.195
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.468
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.478
When I start Synaptic 12.036
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.995
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.006
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.626
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.440
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.171
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.772
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.497
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.642
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 a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.533
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.013
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.045
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.382
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.578
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.704
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.515
And I enable persistence 14.654
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.670
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.039
And Tor is ready 12.178
And available upgrades have been checked 0.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.948
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.454
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.916
And I enable persistence 12.594
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 8.267
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.446
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 16.900
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.159
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 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.919
And I enable persistence 13.217
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.564
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.775
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.451
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008