Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 41 09 Oct 2026, 19:45

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 14:14.910 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
1:35.722
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:14.086
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.184
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.045
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.420
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.709
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 43.754
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.670
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.371
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.661
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.686
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.621
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.889
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.088
And I enable persistence 16.575
And I log in to a new session 7.039
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.127
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.599
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.538
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.661
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" and I login with an administration password 1:0.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.066
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.462
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.104
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.385
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.977
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.184
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.120
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.448
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
When I start Synaptic 11.544
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.162
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.585
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.351
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.487
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.381
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.496
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.119
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.878
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.688
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.298
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.534
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 1:12.378
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 6.001
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.974
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.432
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.653
And I enable persistence 10.423
# 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 7.439
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.135
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.807
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.748
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.517
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.008
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.731
And I enable persistence 10.677
# 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 7.220
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.624
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.305
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.342
And I enable persistence 10.507
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.028
And I log in to a new session 6.832
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.738
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.729
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031