Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6740 12 Oct 2026, 16:06

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 14:55.267 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
1:50.505
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.689
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.045
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.741
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.582
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.047
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.309
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.309
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.889
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.650
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.613
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.248
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.687
And I enable persistence 32.539
And I log in to a new session 8.683
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.538
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.017
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.924
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.421
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 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.586
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.349
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.218
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.093
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.684
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.263
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.482
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
When I start Synaptic 12.407
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.336
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.489
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.994
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.552
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.088
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.483
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.771
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.353
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.565
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.374
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 5.407
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.090
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.566
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.649
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.931
And I enable persistence 14.428
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.853
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.282
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.646
And available upgrades have been checked 1.113
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.555
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.437
And I enable persistence 11.531
# 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 8.473
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 15.909
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.507
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.150
And I enable persistence 13.037
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.571
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.634
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.905
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005