Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6491 07 Jul 2026, 11:34

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 14:30.422 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
1:42.067
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 1:17.294
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.862
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.149
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.056
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 44.286
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.290
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.294
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.106
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.733
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.659
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.033
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.931
And I enable persistence 19.205
And I log in to a new session 10.043
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.127
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.606
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.627
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.057
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.687
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.784
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.290
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.726
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.755
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.628
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.501
When I start Synaptic 12.089
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.077
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.005
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.436
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.578
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.404
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.224
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.965
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.825
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.437
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.307
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.270
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.798
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.663
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.604
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.856
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.875
And I enable persistence 9.195
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 9.742
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.254
And available upgrades have been checked 1.134
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.475
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.513
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.397
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.753
And I enable persistence 9.196
# 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 10.649
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 17.086
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.205
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.279
And I enable persistence 9.842
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 10.180
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.472
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.950
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006