Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 15 12 Sep 2026, 19:41

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 13:37.895 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
1:51.816
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:29.422
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.221
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.645
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.366
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.779
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 44.696
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.667
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.556
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.521
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.584
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.832
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.513
And I enable persistence 17.589
And I log in to a new session 7.225
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.643
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.520
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.389
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.058
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.914
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.209
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.078
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.552
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.070
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.284
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
When I start Synaptic 11.794
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.861
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.179
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.629
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.527
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.124
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.333
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.103
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.882
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.653
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.316
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:9.963
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.037
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.668
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.110
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.524
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.533
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.734
And I enable persistence 10.371
# 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
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.416
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.636
And available upgrades have been checked 0.046
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.900
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.457
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.570
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.836
And I enable persistence 10.593
# 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 7.422
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.366
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.128
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.393
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 0.131
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.326
And I enable persistence 10.417
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.755
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.887
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.611
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024