Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6751 17 Oct 2026, 11:29

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 14:54.060 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
2:8.197
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.970
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.460
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.435
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.272
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.781
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.880
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.372
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.070
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.098
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.560
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.917
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.381
And I enable persistence 18.165
And I log in to a new session 6.854
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.465
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.507
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.531
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.540
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.266
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.407
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.189
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.643
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.469
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.407
When I start Synaptic 11.687
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.975
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.227
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.297
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.492
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.484
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.071
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.891
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.577
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.483
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.383
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 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.283
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.211
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.146
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.520
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.899
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.601
And I enable persistence 10.840
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.510
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.738
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.271
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.618
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.547
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.719
And I enable persistence 10.710
# 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
And I log in to a new session 6.895
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.025
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.486
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.214
And I enable persistence 10.347
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 6.841
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.185
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.561
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005