Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6603 23 Aug 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 13:48.049 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
1:40.966
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.823
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.513
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.387
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.790
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.936
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.109
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.051
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.213
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.829
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.659
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.383
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.764
And I enable persistence 19.700
And I log in to a new session 8.665
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.601
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.559
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.947
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.149
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.344
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.163
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.124
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.217
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.266
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.206
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.402
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.704
When I start Synaptic 11.861
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.949
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.643
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.374
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.616
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.448
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.070
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.323
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.645
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.288
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.507
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.150
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.618
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.692
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.947
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.483
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.015
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.860
And I enable persistence 12.881
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.171
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.421
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.877
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.429
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 12.677
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.736
And I enable persistence 10.486
# 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 7.928
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 16.657
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.831
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.264
And I enable persistence 11.135
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.814
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.635
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.808
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006