Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 10 09 Sep 2026, 19:33

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 14:39.329 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
1:43.451
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 1:22.263
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.223
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.075
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.104
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.225
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.610
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.337
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.546
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.906
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.740
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.677
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.481
And I enable persistence 21.597
And I log in to a new session 7.435
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.143
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.756
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.542
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.192
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.403
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.287
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.232
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.113
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.221
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.890
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.545
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
When I start Synaptic 11.819
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.208
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.931
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.566
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.216
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.328
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.716
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.522
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.216
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.750
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.383
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.967
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.798
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.234
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.522
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.028
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.699
And I enable persistence 12.843
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.886
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 12.065
And available upgrades have been checked 1.124
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.144
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.449
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.476
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.349
And I enable persistence 11.761
# 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 7.942
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 17.199
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.391
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.571
And I enable persistence 12.700
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.377
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.993
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.391
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.080