Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 52 21 Oct 2026, 19:53

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 14:14.493 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
1:35.716
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:14.511
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.650
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.217
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.557
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.210
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 42.914
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.101
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.419
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.492
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.144
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.528
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.970
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.350
And I enable persistence 16.838
And I log in to a new session 6.867
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.346
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.499
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.679
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.972
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.048
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.411
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.121
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.362
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.819
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.300
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.528
When I start Synaptic 11.476
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.133
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.593
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.399
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.549
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.318
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.094
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.550
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.217
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.351
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.749
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 1:10.950
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.575
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.014
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.406
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.538
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.205
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 0.005
# 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 6.325
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 11.398
And available upgrades have been checked 0.052
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.064
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.489
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.662
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.590
And I enable persistence 11.016
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 7.514
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.133
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.867
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.061
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.775
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.489
And I enable persistence 10.728
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.782
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.838
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.744
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006