Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 12 10 Sep 2026, 07:36

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 13:46.094 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
1:36.812
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.689
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.268
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.132
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.507
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.467
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 47.701
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.241
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.279
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.239
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.565
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.640
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.980
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.502
And I enable persistence 18.394
And I log in to a new session 8.175
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.338
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.625
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.646
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.861
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 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.543
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.832
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.153
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.143
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.627
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.155
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.998
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.285
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.444
When I start Synaptic 11.712
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.170
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.097
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.357
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.134
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.622
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.825
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.478
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.965
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.040
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 5.885
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.945
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.748
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.004
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.020
And I enable persistence 12.099
# 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
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 7.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.799
And available upgrades have been checked 1.141
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.145
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.498
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.823
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.002
And I enable persistence 12.043
# 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 8.219
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.721
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.360
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.074
And I enable persistence 11.234
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.339
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.567
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.939
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019