Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6374 14 May 2026, 11:21

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 14:23.345 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
1:50.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.396
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.479
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.404
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.511
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.863
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.555
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.391
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.417
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.253
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.694
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.473
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.025
And I enable persistence 14.647
And I log in to a new session 11.655
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.589
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.632
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.396
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.845
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.972
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.303
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.135
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.471
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.967
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.613
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.470
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
When I start Synaptic 12.433
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.473
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.414
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.395
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.552
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.045
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.821
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.381
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.930
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.308
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 8.463
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.647
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.010
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.894
And I enable persistence 6.382
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 8.753
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.227
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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.537
And available upgrades have been checked 1.090
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.489
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.335
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.659
And I enable persistence 5.426
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.324
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.236
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 15.526
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.188
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.019
And I enable persistence 6.724
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 9.909
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.649
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.735
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007