Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 51 19 Oct 2026, 19:37

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 14:31.647 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
1:39.678
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.888
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.834
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.024
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.449
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 45.529
And I update the APT lists using apt 37.341
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.370
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.543
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.592
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.529
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.257
And I enable persistence 17.140
And I log in to a new session 7.674
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.103
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.587
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.556
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.121
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.213
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.287
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.358
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.567
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.265
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.491
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.426
When I start Synaptic 11.571
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.108
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.927
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.328
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.115
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.468
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.100
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.040
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.813
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.124
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.298
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.505
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.053
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 6.007
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.981
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.478
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.743
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.619
And I enable persistence 10.821
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.311
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.089
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.416
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.386
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.584
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.622
And I enable persistence 10.471
# 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 7.112
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.895
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.324
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.224
And I enable persistence 10.808
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.430
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.965
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.555
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005