Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 5 08 Sep 2026, 18:11

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 14:41.062 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
1:43.671
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 1:20.297
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.142
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.206
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.082
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.527
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 59.039
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.909
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.242
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.730
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.999
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.667
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.288
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.212
And I enable persistence 19.730
And I log in to a new session 8.911
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.377
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.606
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.684
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.692
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.113
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.022
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.210
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.209
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.349
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.813
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 0.208
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.559
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.225
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.467
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.607
When I start Synaptic 11.974
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.333
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.632
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.297
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.493
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.316
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.859
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.275
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.405
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.685
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.245
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 9.438
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.519
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.904
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.307
And I enable persistence 12.932
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.100
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.755
And available upgrades have been checked 1.094
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.553
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.525
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.990
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.508
And I enable persistence 13.840
# 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 0.011
And I log in to a new session 8.947
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 17.622
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.098
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.672
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.736
And I enable persistence 13.154
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.684
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.538
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.353
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007