Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6747 13 Oct 2026, 22:07

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 15:39.135 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
2:11.602
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 1:19.514
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.283
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.499
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.026
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.317
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 47.943
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.304
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.398
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.092
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.851
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.567
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.540
And I enable persistence 20.580
And I log in to a new session 8.365
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.175
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.744
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.517
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:49.599
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.927
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.764
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.552
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.210
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.117
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 a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.459
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.141
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.476
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.543
When I start Synaptic 12.051
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.212
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.206
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.548
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.878
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.210
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.381
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.589
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.247
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.159
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.723
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.280
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.397
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.077
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 a computer 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.349
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.946
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.293
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.359
And I enable persistence 12.907
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.192
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.081
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.270
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.366
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.477
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.179
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.556
And I enable persistence 13.076
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.686
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.678
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.421
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.411
And I enable persistence 12.049
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.464
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.679
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.610
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010