Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 39 07 Oct 2026, 19:51

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 15:34.931 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
2:6.415
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.202
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.531
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.491
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.559
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.966
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.484
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.895
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.542
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.147
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.595
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.628
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.015
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.679
And I enable persistence 17.476
And I log in to a new session 7.127
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.125
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.499
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.560
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.186
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.656
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.750
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.185
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 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.922
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.523
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.125
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.318
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.463
When I start Synaptic 11.759
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.199
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.694
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.291
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.508
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.218
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.373
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.156
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.989
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.653
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.343
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.168
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.486
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 6.448
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.846
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.682
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.889
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.072
And I enable persistence 10.787
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.418
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.386
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.763
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.076
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.749
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.980
And I enable persistence 11.651
# 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 7.767
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 39.819
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.802
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.723
And I enable persistence 10.909
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.885
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.095
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.776
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006