Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 1 08 Sep 2026, 12:25

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 14:37.839 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
1:41.721
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.422
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.457
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.532
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.335
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.237
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.863
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.363
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.153
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.992
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.680
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.990
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.572
And I enable persistence 18.046
And I log in to a new session 7.882
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.722
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.604
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.142
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.469
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.023
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.314
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 1.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.128
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.926
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.446
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
When I start Synaptic 12.146
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.565
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.146
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.509
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.819
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.453
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.679
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.279
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.053
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.879
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.549
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.974
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 0.148
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.039
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.268
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.917
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.571
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.961
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.579
And I enable persistence 13.433
# 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 0.016
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 9.719
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.674
And available upgrades have been checked 2.235
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.445
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.476
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.842
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.810
And I enable persistence 14.674
# 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 7.737
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 18.617
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.075
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.537
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.087
And I enable persistence 14.034
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.861
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.196
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.911
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006