Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 20 17 Sep 2026, 19:57

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 13:50.424 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
1:38.107
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.665
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.888
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.611
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.989
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.553
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.193
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.298
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.706
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.746
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.412
And I enable persistence 17.767
And I log in to a new session 7.419
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.690
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.576
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.960
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 1:4.093
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.473
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 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.357
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.814
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.912
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.197
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.395
When I start Synaptic 11.753
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.926
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.101
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.300
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.532
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.124
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.303
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.522
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.157
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.618
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.648
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.404
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.080
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.553
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.990
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.176
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.500
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.880
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.666
And I enable persistence 11.328
# 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 7.086
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 22.498
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.369
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.568
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.748
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.843
And I enable persistence 11.282
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 7.824
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 16.884
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.472
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.734
And I enable persistence 11.223
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.161
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.444
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.741
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006