Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 43 11 Oct 2026, 19:49

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 14:49.026 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
2:4.379
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 1:15.242
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.903
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.447
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.106
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.840
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 47.169
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.921
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.391
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.979
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.311
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.573
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.874
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.087
And I enable persistence 17.572
And I log in to a new session 6.688
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.512
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.528
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.571
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 a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.266
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.696
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.366
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.124
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.888
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.758
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.112
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.278
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.431
When I start Synaptic 11.305
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.843
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.439
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.330
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.450
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.095
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.976
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.332
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:19.498
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.993
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.018
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.777
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.939
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.941
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.767
And I enable persistence 10.424
# 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 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.015
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.318
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.562
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.465
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.665
And I enable persistence 10.371
# 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 7.421
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.165
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.847
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.544
And I enable persistence 10.561
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.723
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.493
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.354
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005