Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6379 15 May 2026, 11:35

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 15:36.432 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
1:49.910
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.131
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.357
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.255
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.515
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.746
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.056
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.021
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.938
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.643
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.933
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.246
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.743
And I enable persistence 19.690
And I log in to a new session 12.875
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.224
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.946
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.992
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.049
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.695
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.622
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.341
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.240
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.029
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.928
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.666
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.635
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.668
When I start Synaptic 12.600
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.416
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.884
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.459
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.715
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.785
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.447
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.868
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.437
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:3.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.383
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 9.150
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.777
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.712
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.209
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.564
And I enable persistence 6.863
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 12.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.224
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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.404
And available upgrades have been checked 1.129
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.974
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.923
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.723
And I enable persistence 7.146
# 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 10.905
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 19.013
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.412
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.515
And I enable persistence 6.716
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 11.909
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.936
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.175
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010