Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 18 15 Sep 2026, 19:53

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 13:50.060 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
1:38.131
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 1:17.983
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.942
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.589
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.420
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.446
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.132
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 44.971
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.227
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.006
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.887
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.729
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.920
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.688
And I enable persistence 18.451
And I log in to a new session 6.847
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.147
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.500
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.498
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.594
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.822
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.321
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.156
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.677
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.746
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.141
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.454
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.411
When I start Synaptic 11.578
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.145
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.944
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.534
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.092
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.207
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.342
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.188
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.382
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 5.655
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.184
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.589
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.879
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.892
And I enable persistence 10.853
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.075
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 0.058
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.817
And available upgrades have been checked 2.220
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.342
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.454
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.502
And I enable persistence 10.807
# 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 7.543
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.151
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 16.048
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.336
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.450
And I enable persistence 12.151
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.214
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.587
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.762
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005