Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 47 15 Oct 2026, 19:39

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 14:49.716 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
2:7.895
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.633
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.984
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.502
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.454
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.908
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.833
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 57.463
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.268
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.400
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.506
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.116
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.529
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.930
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.665
And I enable persistence 16.456
And I log in to a new session 6.963
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.348
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.619
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.493
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.051
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 1:2.885
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.507
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.389
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.130
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.085
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.690
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.166
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.485
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.125
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.470
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.425
When I start Synaptic 11.947
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.109
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.457
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.316
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.119
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.441
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.136
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.804
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.615
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.479
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.467
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:6.179
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 a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.332
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.168
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.078
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.545
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.514
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.996
And I enable persistence 10.294
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 6.935
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.032
And Tor is ready 11.954
And available upgrades have been checked 0.057
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.962
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.496
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.697
And I enable persistence 10.559
# 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 7.433
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.870
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.966
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.065
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" with network unplugged 32.855
And I enable persistence 10.864
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.071
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.761
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.353
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017