Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 21 18 Sep 2026, 19:40

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 13:15.766 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
1:38.327
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 1:17.490
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.037
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.991
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:24.138
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 43.682
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.749
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.023
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.502
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.885
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.810
And I enable persistence 16.029
And I log in to a new session 7.576
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.104
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.437
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.574
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.120
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.602
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.079
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
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 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.996
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
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 1:36.646
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.461
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.448
When I start Synaptic 11.554
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.122
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.810
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.306
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.116
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.537
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.105
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.898
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.691
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.485
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.421
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.350
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.275
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.673
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.100
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.419
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.018
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.842
And I enable persistence 10.540
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 6.782
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 10.636
And available upgrades have been checked 2.178
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.452
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.403
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.699
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.136
And I enable persistence 10.367
# 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 8.103
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.361
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 16.720
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.081
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.833
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 33.265
And I enable persistence 10.119
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 7.425
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.595
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.262
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030