Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 6 08 Sep 2026, 20:11

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 14:13.065 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
1:40.518
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.054
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.042
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.507
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.440
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.514
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 44.776
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.713
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.265
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.276
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.340
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.478
And I enable persistence 18.777
And I log in to a new session 8.610
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.510
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.730
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.318
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" and I login with an administration password 1:6.826
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.777
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.234
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.337
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.817
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.841
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.296
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
When I start Synaptic 11.813
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.314
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.885
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.340
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.329
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.604
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.190
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.016
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.669
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.337
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 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.206
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.664
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.353
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.859
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.136
And I enable persistence 12.550
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.746
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.158
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.061
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.422
And available upgrades have been checked 2.180
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.647
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.487
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.846
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.917
And I enable persistence 13.385
# 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 8.722
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 17.777
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.559
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.158
And I enable persistence 12.697
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.843
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.348
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.025
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024