Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 117 02 Nov 2026, 20:42

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 24:30.875 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
0.036
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 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:24.282
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:10.612
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.035
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.048
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.636
And I close the "zenity" window 1.161
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.041
When the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.675
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:43.090
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 2:18.687
When I start GNOME Software 2.692
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.970
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 59.383
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.066
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 1.136
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 4.437
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.141
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 7.514
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
4:11.956
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 36.812
When I start GNOME Software 6.438
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.933
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 50.682
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.313
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 5.864
Then the computer boots Tails 33.466
When I enable persistence 13.411
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.797
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.124
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 10.511
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:3.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product
37.718
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 36.912
Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.806
org.boum.tails.TorBrowser's 
org.boum.tails.TorBrowser's permissions are not honored due to our global overrides.
<{"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"}}> 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"=>["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"=>["cups", "fallback-x11", "pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
?                --------
+    "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"}} (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:207:in `test_app_permissions_vs_global_overrides'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:153:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:152:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:152: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 5.005 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:16:19)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:19_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/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:19_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/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:19_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/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:19_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:41.830
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 36.283
When I start GNOME Software 6.690
And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.007
Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 50.500
# 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 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
10:51.959
Scenario The Flatpak overrides are in effect
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 36.723
When I start GNOME Software 7.011
And I install VLC using GNOME Software 8.224
Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 10:0.000
try_for() 
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:67: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 4.845 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Flatpak overrides are in effect' (at time 00:28:58)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:58_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:58_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:58_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/117/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:58_The_Flatpak_overrides_are_in_effect.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000