diff --git a/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py b/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py
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+++ b/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py
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+import logging
+import pytest
+import urllib.request
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def extra_pkgs(host):
+    version = host.xcp_version
+    url = f"https://reports.xcp-ng.org/{version}/extra_installable.txt"
+
+    logging.info(f"Getting extra packages from {url}")
+    response = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+    return response.read().decode('utf-8').splitlines()
diff --git a/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py b/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py
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+++ b/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py
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+# Explicitly import package-scoped fixtures (see explanation in pkgfixtures.py)
+from pkgfixtures import host_with_saved_yum_state
+
+def test_extra_group_packages_url_resolved(host, extra_pkgs):
+    for p in extra_pkgs:
+        host.ssh(['yumdownloader', '--resolve', '--urls', p])
+
+def test_extra_group_packages_can_be_installed(host_with_saved_yum_state, extra_pkgs):
+    # Just try to install all packages together. Installing them one by one
+    # takes too much time due to the generation of the initrd.
+    host_with_saved_yum_state.yum_install(extra_pkgs)