Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 37 05 Oct 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 15:22.581 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
2:9.036
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 1:16.263
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.805
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.501
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.537
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.530
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 47.789
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.902
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.506
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.635
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.269
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.595
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.461
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.352
And I enable persistence 19.025
And I log in to a new session 7.457
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.683
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.595
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.571
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 a computer 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.676
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.175
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.382
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.176
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.808
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.804
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.118
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.513
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.519
When I start Synaptic 11.887
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.081
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.692
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.572
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.524
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.118
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.987
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.708
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.517
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.835
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.390
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.039
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.718
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.693
And I enable persistence 11.345
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 6.888
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.207
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.889
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.682
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.594
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.097
And I enable persistence 10.668
# 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 7.696
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.372
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 14.076
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.798
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 a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.657
And I enable persistence 10.724
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.286
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.152
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.633
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010