Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 56 25 Oct 2026, 19:42

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 14:36.085 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
1:49.506
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 1:28.068
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.188
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.545
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.060
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.137
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.473
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.366
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.535
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 12.836
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.606
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.879
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.117
And I enable persistence 16.071
And I log in to a new session 6.549
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.682
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.219
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.277
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.238
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.397
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.154
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.043
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 1:35.160
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.304
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
When I start Synaptic 11.330
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.040
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.639
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.388
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.562
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.285
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.419
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.115
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.536
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.616
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.118
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.316
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.856
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.405
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 5.816
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.192
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.347
And I enable persistence 10.301
# 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 0.006
# 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 6.483
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 10.834
And available upgrades have been checked 1.110
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.954
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.430
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.976
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.596
And I enable persistence 10.674
# 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 7.513
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.151
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.670
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 2.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.400
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.895
And I enable persistence 10.526
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.832
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.825
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.962
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027