Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6739 12 Oct 2026, 13:09

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 14:31.598 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
1:46.725
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 1:22.787
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.852
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.576
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.061
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 48.877
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.918
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.464
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.642
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.699
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.003
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.820
And I enable persistence 19.400
And I log in to a new session 7.378
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.140
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.748
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.644
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.299
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 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.103
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.664
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.238
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.089
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.871
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.630
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.120
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.476
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.435
When I start Synaptic 11.702
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.262
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.828
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.512
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.809
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.330
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.717
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.345
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.370
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.009
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.302
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.559
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.376
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.526
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 5.252
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.018
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.810
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.209
And I enable persistence 13.189
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 8.546
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 13.171
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.523
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.452
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.563
And I enable persistence 13.269
# 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 8.327
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.147
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 16.502
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.263
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.196
And I enable persistence 12.626
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.364
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.650
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.959
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006