Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6737 12 Oct 2026, 12:05

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 14:52.916 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
1:51.643
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 1:27.487
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.464
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.798
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.348
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 47.485
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.061
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.488
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.545
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.755
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.774
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.650
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.265
And I enable persistence 21.775
And I log in to a new session 8.815
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.717
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.778
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.262
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.671
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.024
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.220
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.179
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.924
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.243
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.231
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.338
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.630
When I start Synaptic 11.542
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.221
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.552
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.583
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.227
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.547
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.551
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.210
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.441
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.645
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.556
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.706
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.572
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 9.667
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.543
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.847
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.708
And I enable persistence 12.062
# 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 0.010
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 8.174
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.618
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.267
# 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 0.188
And the network is plugged 0.126
And Tor is ready 11.593
And available upgrades have been checked 1.110
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.980
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.543
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.183
And I enable persistence 12.375
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.897
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.254
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.473
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.030
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.667
And I enable persistence 13.242
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 8.771
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.662
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.208
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016