Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 25 22 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 13:37.425 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
1:33.857
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:14.428
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.581
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.554
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.582
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 1:26.840
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.369
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.228
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.505
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.190
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.467
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.875
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.417
And I enable persistence 16.237
And I log in to a new session 7.092
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.140
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.620
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.519
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.379
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.961
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" and I login with an administration password 1:1.956
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.592
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.143
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.725
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.624
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.134
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.269
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.423
When I start Synaptic 11.755
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.862
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.237
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.402
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.422
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.137
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.662
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.590
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.465
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:2.394
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.990
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 6.025
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.498
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.867
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.189
And I enable persistence 10.539
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.896
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.024
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.789
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.500
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.577
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.357
And I enable persistence 10.076
# 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 6.681
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.438
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.904
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" with network unplugged 33.450
And I enable persistence 10.025
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 6.739
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.834
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.692
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005