Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 7 09 Sep 2026, 14:49

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 13:57.497 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
1:40.902
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.733
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.208
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.597
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.653
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.896
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.611
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.218
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.100
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.773
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.287
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.872
And I enable persistence 20.748
And I log in to a new session 8.368
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.110
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.701
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.668
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.559
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.868
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.995
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.399
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.156
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.199
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.430
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.049
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 a computer 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.255
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.345
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
When I start Synaptic 11.659
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.962
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.857
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.535
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.363
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.124
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.496
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.603
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.405
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.498
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.622
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 6.286
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.373
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.536
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.428
And I enable persistence 11.048
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.679
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.139
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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.500
And available upgrades have been checked 0.044
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.462
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.399
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.652
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.081
And I enable persistence 10.896
# 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 7.556
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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 16.660
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.524
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.393
And I enable persistence 11.716
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 8.177
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.653
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.353
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006