Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 50 18 Oct 2026, 19:56

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 14:6.812 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
1:36.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.485
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.054
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.556
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.125
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 42.311
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.647
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.454
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.528
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 12.911
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.633
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.910
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.488
And I enable persistence 16.221
And I log in to a new session 6.659
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.661
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 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.220
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 an administration password 1:2.227
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.281
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.435
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.541
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.392
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 1:35.037
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.275
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.469
When I start Synaptic 12.060
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.045
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.026
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.380
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.479
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.462
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.467
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.079
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.799
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.595
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.273
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.440
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:1.836
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 1:10.845
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 5.908
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.976
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.480
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.165
And I enable persistence 10.682
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.720
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.375
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.799
And available upgrades have been checked 1.120
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.438
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.494
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.570
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.394
And I enable persistence 10.364
# 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 7.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.134
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.805
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.268
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.208
And I enable persistence 10.579
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.618
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.755
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.776
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044