Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 34 02 Oct 2026, 19:46

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 15:29.859 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
2:19.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.861
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.639
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.492
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.571
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.614
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.814
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.573
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.485
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.961
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.887
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.695
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.023
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.327
And I enable persistence 17.593
And I log in to a new session 7.363
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.322
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.613
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.675
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:45.304
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.015
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.601
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.394
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.159
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.006
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.724
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.478
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
When I start Synaptic 11.778
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.925
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.776
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.352
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.359
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.161
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.872
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.603
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.292
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.455
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.099
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 a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.472
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.015
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.652
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.319
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.967
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.330
And I enable persistence 11.490
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.064
And I log in to a new session 7.618
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.081
# 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 0.035
And Tor is ready 12.636
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.340
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.437
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.809
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.078
And I enable persistence 10.915
# 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 7.939
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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.049
And Tor is ready 16.628
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.079
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.831
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.814
And I enable persistence 10.845
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.785
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.630
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.583
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.667
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014