Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 55 24 Oct 2026, 19:45

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 14:52.135 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
1:41.309
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.535
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.308
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.242
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.162
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.499
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.731
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 45.186
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.296
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.684
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.109
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.860
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.628
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.895
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.818
And I enable persistence 16.358
And I log in to a new session 7.658
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.115
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.474
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:45.961
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.832
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.468
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.456
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.071
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.474
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.389
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 0.128
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.846
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.309
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.456
When I start Synaptic 12.076
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.178
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.550
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.417
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.613
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.361
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.839
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.579
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.010
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.720
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.422
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.049
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.628
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.846
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.072
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.780
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.596
And I enable persistence 11.149
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.404
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.130
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 12.103
And available upgrades have been checked 1.168
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.141
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.187
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.982
And I enable persistence 11.420
# 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 9.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.677
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.477
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.695
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.667
And I enable persistence 11.200
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 9.059
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.129
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.145
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.369
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005