Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6738 12 Oct 2026, 12:32

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 14:39.439 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
1:47.697
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.391
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.953
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.441
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.081
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.477
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 50.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.315
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.205
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.663
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.849
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.660
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.159
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.490
And I enable persistence 22.203
And I log in to a new session 9.204
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.459
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.506
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.132
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.717
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.840
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.175
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.217
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.125
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.615
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.515
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.460
When I start Synaptic 12.347
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.995
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.200
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.444
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.391
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.117
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.737
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.605
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.835
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.316
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.020
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.684
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.396
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.424
And I enable persistence 13.154
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.014
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 12.924
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.627
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.606
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.857
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.683
And I enable persistence 14.717
# 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 8.198
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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 17.612
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.084
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:15.169
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.083
And I enable persistence 14.177
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.639
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.266
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.549
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006