Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 31 29 Sep 2026, 19:53

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 14:29.858 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
1:54.651
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:33.234
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.032
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.184
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.175
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.519
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 47.994
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.298
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.521
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.634
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.704
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.159
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.082
And I enable persistence 20.860
And I log in to a new session 7.569
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.599
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.605
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.420
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.791
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.896
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.414
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.236
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.091
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.225
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.994
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.133
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.323
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
When I start Synaptic 12.198
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.264
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.449
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.559
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.626
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.544
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.129
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.551
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.917
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.505
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.729
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.079
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.154
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.417
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.662
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.174
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.592
And I enable persistence 13.128
# 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 0.005
# 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 8.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.259
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.750
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.588
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.448
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.877
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.364
And I enable persistence 11.583
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 9.102
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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 16.808
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.941
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.778
And I enable persistence 12.390
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 9.036
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.628
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.925
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056