Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 44 12 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 14:35.132 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
2:5.499
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 1:15.747
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.017
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.490
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.921
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.172
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.411
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 45.758
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.467
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.567
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.572
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.740
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.563
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.881
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.747
And I enable persistence 16.391
And I log in to a new session 7.466
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.585
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.451
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.093
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 1:1.294
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.131
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.421
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.125
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.803
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.656
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.348
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
When I start Synaptic 11.823
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.859
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.415
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.346
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.457
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.220
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.438
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.613
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.315
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:4.797
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.846
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 5.865
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.092
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.441
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.174
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.232
And I enable persistence 10.646
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.883
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 12.713
And available upgrades have been checked 0.066
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.096
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.383
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.014
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.407
And I enable persistence 10.251
# 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 6.883
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.134
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 15.062
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.527
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 33.157
And I enable persistence 11.033
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.229
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.613
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.317
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005