Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 19 16 Sep 2026, 19:37

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 13:24.134 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
1:48.003
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 1:29.371
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.631
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.457
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:24.968
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.289
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.345
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.261
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.719
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.601
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.585
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.301
And I enable persistence 17.701
And I log in to a new session 6.652
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.331
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.605
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.423
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.510
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.525
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.597
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.142
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.114
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.572
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.363
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.461
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.409
When I start Synaptic 11.508
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.097
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.053
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.502
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.468
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.317
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.133
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.926
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.580
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.298
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.741
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 5.611
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.169
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.484
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.524
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.305
And I enable persistence 10.316
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.787
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 12.037
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.418
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.517
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.558
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.162
And I enable persistence 10.599
# 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 7.872
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 15.348
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.781
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" with network unplugged 33.263
And I enable persistence 10.535
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 7.578
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.638
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.595
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008