Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 2 08 Sep 2026, 13:22

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 14:42.358 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
1:46.299
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.855
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.644
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.078
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 46.688
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.890
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.035
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.684
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.701
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.035
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.485
And I enable persistence 19.663
And I log in to a new session 8.047
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.652
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.626
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.136
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 an administration password 1:6.992
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.599
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.266
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.118
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.408
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 0.155
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.199
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.357
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.467
When I start Synaptic 11.743
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.174
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.574
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.551
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.365
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.511
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.634
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.748
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.832
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.472
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.085
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.036
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.316
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.365
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.809
And I enable persistence 11.743
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.292
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.102
# 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 0.032
And Tor is ready 10.501
And available upgrades have been checked 1.167
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.242
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.973
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.740
And I enable persistence 13.673
# 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 8.818
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.218
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 18.280
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.404
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.138
And I enable persistence 12.494
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.087
And I log in to a new session 9.251
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.584
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.425
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010