Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 45 13 Oct 2026, 20:18

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 15:17.395 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
2:11.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.735
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.592
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.490
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.542
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.387
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.160
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.568
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.466
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.507
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.453
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.948
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.825
And I enable persistence 17.358
And I log in to a new session 7.402
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.152
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.644
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.501
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:45.773
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 an administration password 1:5.580
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.559
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.394
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.119
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.182
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.572
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.313
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.530
When I start Synaptic 11.589
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.924
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.406
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.486
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.076
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.897
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.686
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.281
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.454
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.999
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.301
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.221
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.932
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.290
And I enable persistence 11.351
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.295
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.197
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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 11.042
And available upgrades have been checked 2.307
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.476
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.636
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.737
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.361
And I enable persistence 11.490
# 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 8.140
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.165
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.451
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.213
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 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.139
And I enable persistence 11.836
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.485
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.804
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.719
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017