Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 11 09 Sep 2026, 22:02

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 13:45.597 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
1:42.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.581
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.262
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.209
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.906
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.233
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.879
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.256
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.041
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 12.726
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.660
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.971
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.733
And I enable persistence 17.723
And I log in to a new session 7.843
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.116
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.499
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 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.916
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.980
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.480
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.164
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.491
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.887
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.551
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
When I start Synaptic 11.567
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.263
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.213
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.412
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.523
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.599
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.474
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.064
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.192
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.719
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.513
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.046
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.971
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 5.993
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.189
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.944
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.063
And I enable persistence 11.545
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 6.950
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.384
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.028
And Tor is ready 11.651
And available upgrades have been checked 2.166
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.816
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.585
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.603
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.120
And I enable persistence 11.512
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 7.674
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.226
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 14.566
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.126
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.542
And I enable persistence 11.476
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.066
And I log in to a new session 7.424
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.574
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.912
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.409
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012