Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6734 10 Oct 2026, 11:36

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 15:12.631 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
2:12.568
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 1:20.938
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.623
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.489
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.603
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.723
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 44.600
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.589
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.383
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.085
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.050
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.486
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.905
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.800
And I enable persistence 18.865
And I log in to a new session 6.586
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.116
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.645
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.519
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.857
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.598
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.516
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.462
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.054
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.924
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.287
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.468
When I start Synaptic 12.086
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.125
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.793
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.735
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.193
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.750
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.737
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.469
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 6.223
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.982
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.489
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.017
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.522
And I enable persistence 10.939
# 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
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 7.587
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.346
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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.061
And Tor is ready 11.605
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.342
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.450
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.253
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.605
And I enable persistence 10.379
# 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 8.345
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 15.737
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.427
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.106
And I enable persistence 11.034
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.848
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.090
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.968
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005