Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 112 30 Oct 2026, 03:50

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails 45 2 2 0 0 49 5 2 7 24:12.036 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
0.037
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have the build manifest for the image under test 0.000
Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
3:25.789
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 3:12.542
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.053
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.039
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.600
And I close the "zenity" window 1.181
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.037
When the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.253
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
5:10.050
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 3:47.426
When I start GNOME Software 2.414
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.912
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 58.053
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.066
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 1.192
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.321
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.112
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.486
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
3:49.802
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 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 11.624
When I start GNOME Software 2.484
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 9.224
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 54.956
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.380
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 7.211
Then the computer boots Tails 33.302
When I enable persistence 13.271
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.815
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.156
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.281
When the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 10.372
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:4.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product
12.370
Scenario The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 11.747
Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.623
<{"Context"=>
  {"devices"=>["dri"],
   "filesystems"=>
    ["/run/tor-has-bootstrapped",
     "xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro",
     "xdg-documents",
     "xdg-download",
     "xdg-music",
     "xdg-pictures",
     "xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro",
     "xdg-videos",
     "~/.mozilla:create",
     "~/.tor-browser:create"],
   "shared"=>["ipc", "network"],
   "sockets"=>["fallback-x11", "pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
 "DEFAULT"=>{},
 "Environment"=>{"GTK_USE_PORTAL"=>"1"},
 "Session Bus Policy"=>
  {"com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar"=>"talk",
   "org.a11y.Bus"=>"talk",
   "org.kde.KGlobalSettings"=>"talk",
   "org.kde.kconfig.notify"=>"talk",
   "org.torproject.firefox.*"=>"own"}}> expected but was
<{"Context"=>
  {"devices"=>["dri"],
   "filesystems"=>
    ["/run/tor-has-bootstrapped",
     "xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro",
     "xdg-documents",
     "xdg-download",
     "xdg-music",
     "xdg-pictures",
     "xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro",
     "xdg-videos",
     "~/.mozilla:create",
     "~/.tor-browser:create"],
   "shared"=>["ipc", "network"],
   "sockets"=>["cups", "fallback-x11", "pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
 "DEFAULT"=>{},
 "Environment"=>{"GTK_USE_PORTAL"=>"1"},
 "Session Bus Policy"=>
  {"com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar"=>"talk",
   "org.a11y.Bus"=>"talk",
   "org.kde.KGlobalSettings"=>"talk",
   "org.kde.kconfig.notify"=>"talk",
   "org.torproject.firefox.*"=>"own"}}>.

diff:
  {"Context"=>
    {"devices"=>["dri"],
     "filesystems"=>
      ["/run/tor-has-bootstrapped",
       "xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro",
       "xdg-documents",
       "xdg-download",
       "xdg-music",
       "xdg-pictures",
       "xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro",
       "xdg-videos",
       "~/.mozilla:create",
       "~/.tor-browser:create"],
     "shared"=>["ipc", "network"],
-    "sockets"=>["fallback-x11", "pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
+    "sockets"=>["cups", "fallback-x11", "pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
?                ++++++++
   "DEFAULT"=>{},
   "Environment"=>{"GTK_USE_PORTAL"=>"1"},
   "Session Bus Policy"=>
    {"com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar"=>"talk",
     "org.a11y.Bus"=>"talk",
     "org.kde.KGlobalSettings"=>"talk",
     "org.kde.kconfig.notify"=>"talk",
     "org.torproject.firefox.*"=>"own"}} (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:196:in `test_app_permissions_vs_global_overrides'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:142:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:141:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:141:in `/^no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides$/'
features/flatpak.feature:56:in `Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides'
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.803

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:17:03)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:03_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:03_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:03_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:03_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:11.585
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 11.174
When I start GNOME Software 2.435
And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 7.987
Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 49.726
# shared=ipc is only added to give better performance on X11, but
# we run Wayland so we don't need it
And com.github.tchx84.Flatseal is not impacted by global overrides except shared=ipc 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
10:22.400
Scenario The Flatpak overrides are in effect
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 11.309
When I start GNOME Software 2.371
And I install VLC using GNOME Software 8.719
Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 10:0.000
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:56:in `/^the (.*) Flatpak is (un)?installed after at most (\d+) seconds$/'
features/flatpak.feature:71:in `Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds'
And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.000
# 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 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.342

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Flatpak overrides are in effect' (at time 00:28:43)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/112/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000