Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 48 16 Oct 2026, 19:39

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 14:44.140 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
2:6.165
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
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 1:16.412
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.703
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.521
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.465
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.141
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 45.031
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.990
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.471
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.556
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.229
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.522
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.101
And I enable persistence 16.539
And I log in to a new session 7.093
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.668
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.602
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.669
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.158
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.779
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.479
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.112
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.443
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.646
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.034
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.411
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
When I start Synaptic 11.563
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.845
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.720
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.451
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.318
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.465
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.344
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.786
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.631
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.129
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.278
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:5.954
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.518
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 6.053
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.980
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.471
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.029
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.595
And I enable persistence 10.736
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.785
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 10.739
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.110
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.705
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.816
And I enable persistence 10.625
# 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 7.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 14.386
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.562
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 33.310
And I enable persistence 10.928
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.202
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.227
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.513
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006