Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 103 27 Oct 2026, 03:23

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 14:41.133 Failed
Tags: @product
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
0.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.000
Given I have the build manifest for the image under test 0.000
Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
3:20.160
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:6.553
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.055
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.040
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.611
And I close the "zenity" window 1.146
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.040
When the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.643
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
4:38.011
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 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 3:19.891
When I start GNOME Software 1.924
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.069
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 55.172
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.051
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 2.288
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.471
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.150
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 6.929
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
3:35.503
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 10.285
When I start GNOME Software 1.913
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.410
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 44.394
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.307
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 4.502
Then the computer boots Tails 33.513
When I enable persistence 13.018
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.600
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.116
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.330
When the network is plugged 0.053
And Tor is ready 11.413
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:5.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.078
Tags: @product
38.101
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 37.671
Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:15.383
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 0.015
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 10.697
When I start GNOME Software 1.916
And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.663
Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 53.834
And com.github.tchx84.Flatseal is not impacted by global overrides 0.270
<"{\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 5.152

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to Flatseal' (at time 00:17:51)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/103/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:51_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/103/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:51_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/103/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:51_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/103/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:51_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_Flatseal.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.939
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 10.001
When I start GNOME Software 1.950
And I install VLC using GNOME Software 8.760
Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 53.015
And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.087
# 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 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000