Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 102 26 Oct 2026, 21:50

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails 48 1 0 0 0 49 6 1 7 13:39.406 Failed
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Feature Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails
As a Tails user I may want to install and run software not shipped in Tails or Debian And keep them up-to-date
Tags: @product
0.070
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have the build manifest for the image under test 0.000
Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:36.460
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:22.933
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.051
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.056
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.588
And I close the "zenity" window 1.181
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.055
When the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.499
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:42.864
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 with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 2:20.841
When I start GNOME Software 2.489
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.225
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 56.410
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.066
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 2.326
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.388
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.108
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.935
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:44.438
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 10.692
When I start GNOME Software 2.479
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.126
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 44.340
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.426
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 6.065
Then the computer boots Tails 34.738
When I enable persistence 15.560
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 24.069
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.143
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.591
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:5.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 9.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
Tags: @product
12.980
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Given I have started Tails with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 12.406
Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:11.639
Scenario The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to Flatseal
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.039
Steps
Given I have started Tails with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 10.721
When I start GNOME Software 2.464
And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.127
Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 49.990
And com.github.tchx84.Flatseal is not impacted by global overrides 0.336
<"{\n" 
<"{\n" +
"  \"Context\": {\n" +
"    \"devices\": [\n" +
"      \"dri\"\n" +
"    ],\n" +
"    \"filesystems\": [\n" +
"      \"/var/lib/flatpak/app:ro\",\n" +
"      \"xdg-data/flatpak/app:ro\",\n" +
"      \"xdg-data/flatpak/overrides:create\"\n" +
"    ],\n" +
"    \"sockets\": [\n" +
"      \"fallback-x11\",\n" +
"      \"wayland\",\n" +
"      \"x11\"\n" +
"    ]\n" +
"  },\n" +
"  \"DEFAULT\": {},\n" +
"  \"Session Bus Policy\": {\n" +
"    \"org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore\": \"talk\",\n" +
"    \"org.gnome.Software\": \"talk\"\n" +
"  }\n" +
"}"> expected but was
<"{\n" +
"  \"Context\": {\n" +
"    \"devices\": [\n" +
"      \"dri\"\n" +
"    ],\n" +
"    \"filesystems\": [\n" +
"      \"/var/lib/flatpak/app:ro\",\n" +
"      \"xdg-data/flatpak/app:ro\",\n" +
"      \"xdg-data/flatpak/overrides:create\"\n" +
"    ],\n" +
"    \"shared\": [\n" +
"      \"ipc\"\n" +
"    ],\n" +
"    \"sockets\": [\n" +
"      \"fallback-x11\",\n" +
"      \"wayland\",\n" +
"      \"x11\"\n" +
"    ]\n" +
"  },\n" +
"  \"DEFAULT\": {},\n" +
"  \"Session Bus Policy\": {\n" +
"    \"org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore\": \"talk\",\n" +
"    \"org.gnome.Software\": \"talk\"\n" +
"  }\n" +
"}">.

diff:
  {
    "Context": {
      "devices": [
        "dri"
      ],
      "filesystems": [
        "/var/lib/flatpak/app:ro",
        "xdg-data/flatpak/app:ro",
        "xdg-data/flatpak/overrides:create"
+     ],
+     "shared": [
+       "ipc"
      ],
      "sockets": [
        "fallback-x11",
        "wayland",
        "x11"
      ]
    },
    "DEFAULT": {},
    "Session Bus Policy": {
      "org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore": "talk",
      "org.gnome.Software": "talk"
    }
  } (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:180:in `test_app_permissions_vs_global_overrides'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:147:in `/^(.+) is not impacted by global overrides$/'
features/flatpak.feature:63:in `And com.github.tchx84.Flatseal is not impacted by global overrides'
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.096 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to Flatseal' (at time 00:17:18)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/102/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:18_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/102/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:18_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/102/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:18_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/102/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:18_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:10.952
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 10.571
When I start GNOME Software 2.422
And I install VLC using GNOME Software 9.077
Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 48.645
And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.128
# Anti-test: check that the test above is not passing just because VLC
# *specifically* is not asking for filesystems=host anymore (ie: because its
# developers changed the app's manifest)
And org.videolan.VLC asks access to filesystems=host 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000