Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 16 13 Sep 2026, 19:39

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 13:21.929 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
1:47.796
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:26.946
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.753
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.103
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:23.291
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.267
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.085
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.979
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.535
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.909
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.853
And I enable persistence 15.707
And I log in to a new session 7.036
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.108
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.660
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.421
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.086
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.688
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.978
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.128
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.173
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.599
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.651
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.429
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.466
When I start Synaptic 11.538
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.020
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.843
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.328
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.277
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.050
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.928
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.317
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:12.009
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.042
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 5.690
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.164
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.480
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.543
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.276
And I enable persistence 10.459
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.664
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 10.856
And available upgrades have been checked 1.123
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.924
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 15.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.762
And I enable persistence 10.600
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.247
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 14.786
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.145
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.130
And I enable persistence 10.973
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 7.626
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.398
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.853
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033