Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 27 25 Sep 2026, 19:58

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 14:7.903 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
1:40.215
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:18.914
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.870
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.281
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:14.849
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 43.915
And I update the APT lists using apt 56.786
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.518
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.329
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.476
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.746
And I enable persistence 15.951
And I log in to a new session 7.766
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.566
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.499
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.065
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.829
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 an administration password 1:0.960
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.479
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.149
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 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.338
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.366
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.270
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.387
When I start Synaptic 11.544
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.877
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.803
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.428
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.283
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.543
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.092
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.207
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.670
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.278
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.857
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.521
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.575
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.028
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.555
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.920
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.867
And I enable persistence 10.604
# 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 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.059
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 0.046
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.580
And available upgrades have been checked 2.131
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.276
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.379
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.522
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.127
And I enable persistence 10.392
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 7.344
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.136
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 14.200
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.813
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 a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.370
And I enable persistence 10.171
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 7.746
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.614
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.736
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005