Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 49 17 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 14:21.371 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
1:37.281
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 1:15.906
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.177
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.116
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.571
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 45.056
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.555
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.410
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.928
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 12.809
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.540
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.879
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.121
And I enable persistence 16.699
And I log in to a new session 7.376
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.078
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.597
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.443
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.751
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 1:1.298
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.753
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.451
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.126
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.388
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.769
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.359
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.122
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.284
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.426
When I start Synaptic 11.797
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.011
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.145
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.345
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.493
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.108
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.296
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.530
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 3.019
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.615
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.349
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.002
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.721
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.238
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.138
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.023
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.134
And I enable persistence 10.138
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.019
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
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 10.778
And available upgrades have been checked 1.111
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.599
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.484
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.679
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.506
And I enable persistence 10.758
# 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 7.769
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 15.620
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.196
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.995
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.398
And I enable persistence 10.395
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.470
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.557
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.817
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005