Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6380 15 May 2026, 11:44

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 15:23.563 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
1:51.316
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.451
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.596
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.950
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.392
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.618
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.192
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.780
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.306
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.634
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.886
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.703
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.365
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.821
And I enable persistence 18.021
And I log in to a new session 10.942
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.187
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.834
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.830
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.110
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.546
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.702
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.256
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.275
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.189
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.456
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.824
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.344
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.436
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
When I start Synaptic 12.352
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.600
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.505
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.812
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.195
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.746
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.420
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.932
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.430
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:56.564
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.016
Given a computer 0.221
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.134
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.739
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.946
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.507
And I enable persistence 6.681
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 11.853
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.231
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
# 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 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.240
And available upgrades have been checked 1.112
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.554
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.651
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.391
And I enable persistence 6.819
# 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 11.474
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.273
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 18.902
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.060
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 a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.161
And I enable persistence 6.801
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 12.274
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.687
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.971
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006