Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 46 14 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 14:22.303 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
1:37.694
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.636
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.882
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.219
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.506
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.747
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 45.428
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.537
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.450
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.497
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.096
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.557
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.915
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.035
And I enable persistence 17.509
And I log in to a new session 7.309
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.102
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.712
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.499
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.509
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 a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.285
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.536
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.401
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.179
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.635
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.490
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.447
When I start Synaptic 11.549
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.038
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.063
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.336
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.555
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.535
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.131
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.865
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.643
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.446
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:9.471
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.337
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.733
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.288
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.452
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.526
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.814
And I enable persistence 10.434
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 6.376
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 0.042
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 10.931
And available upgrades have been checked 0.061
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.137
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.648
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.342
And I enable persistence 10.133
# 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 7.371
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.560
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.701
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.258
And I enable persistence 10.564
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.476
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.252
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.691
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005