Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 38 06 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 15:41.140 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
2:13.370
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.558
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.716
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.524
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.993
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.969
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 46.938
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.942
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.495
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.123
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.999
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.671
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.493
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.071
And I enable persistence 20.290
And I log in to a new session 8.410
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.106
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.815
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.507
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:49.455
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.616
And I update the APT lists using apt 37.099
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.509
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.083
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.059
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.842
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.223
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.468
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.594
When I start Synaptic 11.852
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.151
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.058
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.392
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.682
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.528
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.563
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.135
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.747
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.763
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.292
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.086
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.908
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.344
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.003
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.176
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.580
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.882
And I enable persistence 12.094
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.228
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 12.807
And available upgrades have been checked 0.114
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.001
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.427
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.252
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.412
And I enable persistence 12.809
# 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 8.367
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 16.989
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.377
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.969
And I enable persistence 12.019
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 8.357
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.949
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.866
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006