Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 22 19 Sep 2026, 19:41

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 13:27.721 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
1:45.072
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.541
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.798
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.841
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:25.400
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 44.222
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.370
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.569
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.133
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.541
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.936
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.101
And I enable persistence 16.573
And I log in to a new session 6.674
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.134
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.458
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.442
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.356
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.637
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.215
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.170
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.193
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.179
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.348
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.393
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.366
When I start Synaptic 11.355
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.070
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.678
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.430
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.557
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.435
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.851
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.612
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.271
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:9.469
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.330
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 5.660
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.962
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.543
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.560
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.740
And I enable persistence 10.756
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.823
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.165
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 10.652
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
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 2.385
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.653
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.349
And I enable persistence 10.341
# 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 8.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.133
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 14.417
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.242
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.711
And I enable persistence 10.627
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.179
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.521
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.817
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005