Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 54 23 Oct 2026, 19:50

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 15:0.891 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
2:7.736
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.563
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.688
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.537
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.573
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.940
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.150
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 44.613
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.042
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.493
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.088
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.993
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.480
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.274
And I enable persistence 18.195
And I log in to a new session 8.386
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.655
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.589
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.615
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.606
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.250
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.461
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.157
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.075
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 a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.073
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.187
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.517
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.552
When I start Synaptic 11.510
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.969
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.544
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.379
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.604
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.309
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.513
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.129
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.900
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.704
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.302
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.361
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.103
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.087
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.911
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.524
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.973
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.292
And I enable persistence 11.010
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.140
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.375
And available upgrades have been checked 0.041
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.022
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.549
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.652
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.355
And I enable persistence 10.954
# 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 8.253
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.143
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 15.477
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.951
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.211
And I enable persistence 11.528
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.712
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.595
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.706
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027