Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6746 13 Oct 2026, 13:58

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 14:45.665 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
2:9.352
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.583
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.475
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.466
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.031
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.601
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.614
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.677
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.408
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.477
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.098
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.438
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.859
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.792
And I enable persistence 18.130
And I log in to a new session 8.038
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.095
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.478
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.425
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.466
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.549
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.685
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.222
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.372
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.120
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.779
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.808
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.465
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.454
When I start Synaptic 11.472
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.012
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.365
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.595
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.526
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
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 2.993
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.603
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.124
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.455
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:8.966
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.673
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 5.795
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.138
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.510
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.896
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.750
And I enable persistence 10.651
# 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 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.928
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 10.793
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 2.533
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.401
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.395
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.657
And I enable persistence 10.378
# 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 7.823
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 13.808
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.416
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.188
And I enable persistence 10.632
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.029
And I log in to a new session 7.359
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.570
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.502
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027