Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 23 20 Sep 2026, 19:39

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 13:6.860 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
1:36.075
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 1:15.506
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.521
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.221
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.962
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.863
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:23.298
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 43.213
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.360
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.568
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.393
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.630
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.916
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.079
And I enable persistence 16.341
And I log in to a new session 7.288
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.114
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.629
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.459
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.205
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.461
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.324
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.180
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.115
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.403
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.316
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.382
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.407
When I start Synaptic 11.730
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.060
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.652
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.357
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.552
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.118
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.543
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.375
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.747
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.146
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.295
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.448
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.968
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 5.771
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.159
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.496
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.330
And I enable persistence 10.462
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.076
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 10.811
And available upgrades have been checked 1.096
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.564
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.459
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.633
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.039
And I enable persistence 10.211
# 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 7.249
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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 14.263
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.429
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.340
And I enable persistence 10.520
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 6.882
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.811
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.709
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005