Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 36 04 Oct 2026, 19:43

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 14:15.163 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
1:35.547
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.575
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.650
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.471
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.807
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.507
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.648
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.428
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.800
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.355
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.696
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.958
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.204
And I enable persistence 16.816
And I log in to a new session 6.872
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.305
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.612
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.510
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.688
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.376
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.681
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.385
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.114
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.812
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.146
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.115
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.467
When I start Synaptic 11.577
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.037
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.623
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.283
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.551
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.064
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.912
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.597
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.355
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.409
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.448
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.497
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 6.022
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.963
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.558
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.340
And I enable persistence 11.082
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.015
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 10.268
And available upgrades have been checked 1.152
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.462
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.686
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.574
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.717
And I enable persistence 10.186
# 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 7.505
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.157
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.065
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.858
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.999
And I enable persistence 10.089
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.069
And I log in to a new session 6.778
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.626
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.171
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005