Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 35 03 Oct 2026, 19:38

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 14:31.261 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
1:49.142
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 1:14.213
And I update the APT lists using apt 19.494
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.562
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.523
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.349
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.736
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 47.386
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.414
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.397
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.014
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.656
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.935
And I enable persistence 15.360
And I log in to a new session 6.887
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.565
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.549
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.066
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" and I login with an administration password 1:2.198
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.193
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.434
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.108
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.855
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.618
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.295
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.348
When I start Synaptic 11.548
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.099
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.193
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.475
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.448
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.119
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.441
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.070
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.089
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.288
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.932
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.448
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 5.999
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.995
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.471
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.926
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.211
And I enable persistence 10.706
# 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 7.118
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.045
And Tor is ready 10.788
And available upgrades have been checked 1.087
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.115
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.401
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.467
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.110
And I enable persistence 10.646
# 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 7.149
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.129
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.518
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.527
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" with network unplugged 33.142
And I enable persistence 10.717
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.914
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.408
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.152
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006