Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6735 11 Oct 2026, 11:29

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 15:6.304 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
2:9.498
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.591
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.601
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.587
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.179
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.728
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.707
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.713
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.338
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.499
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.107
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.524
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.375
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.350
And I enable persistence 18.095
And I log in to a new session 7.599
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.622
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.559
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.667
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.070
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.918
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.394
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.261
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 a computer 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.976
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.519
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.568
When I start Synaptic 11.558
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.199
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.669
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.361
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.673
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.208
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.510
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.523
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.089
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.296
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.772
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.538
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:18.793
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.160
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 5.939
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.918
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.492
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.550
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.263
And I enable persistence 11.537
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.825
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 11.698
And available upgrades have been checked 0.040
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.304
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.613
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.088
And I enable persistence 10.681
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.995
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.132
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.815
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.354
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.806
And I enable persistence 10.724
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.482
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.882
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.225
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.839
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006