Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 42 10 Oct 2026, 19:41

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 14:10.720 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
1:35.611
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 1:15.219
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.474
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.540
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.915
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 44.266
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.663
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.386
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.590
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.937
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.601
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.840
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.353
And I enable persistence 15.877
And I log in to a new session 7.007
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.662
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.481
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.383
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 an administration password 1:1.844
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.828
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.459
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.021
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 1:32.915
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.109
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.402
When I start Synaptic 11.491
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.156
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.794
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.291
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.530
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.426
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.152
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.858
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.664
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.378
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.037
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 a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.408
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.905
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.235
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.548
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.008
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.247
And I enable persistence 10.252
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.464
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.151
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 13.080
And available upgrades have been checked 1.141
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.943
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.397
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.914
And I enable persistence 10.714
# 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 8.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.894
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.751
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.542
And I enable persistence 10.555
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.455
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.583
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.455
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005