Cucumber Reports (no 121) - Feature: Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe	121	04 Nov 2026, 03:29

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails	48	1	0	0	0	49	6	1	7	14:27.235	Failed

Tags: @product

0.036

Scenario GNOME Software does not have the Debian plugin

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.000

Steps

Given I have the build manifest for the image under test 0.000

Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.036

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

3:6.876

Scenario GNOME Software does not start until Tor is ready

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015

Steps

Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 2:52.982

Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.049

When I try to start GNOME Software 0.050

Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.598

And I close the "zenity" window 1.150

And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.034

When the network is plugged 0.025

And Tor is ready 11.938

Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.045

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.502

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

4:29.912

Scenario Installing, starting and uninstalling a Flatpak

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 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 3:14.622

When I start GNOME Software 2.527

And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 9.926

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 51.016

When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.098

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 2.283

Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.740

And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.188

When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 5.449

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.060

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.296

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.019

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

3:47.881

Scenario Changing locale after installing a Flatpak

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 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 11.020

When I start GNOME Software 1.934

And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 10.529

Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 53.185

And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.410

Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000

When I cold reboot the computer 5.881

Then the computer boots Tails 33.749

When I enable persistence 14.291

And I log in to a new session in German (de) 20.954

Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.150

And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.345

When the network is plugged 0.024

And Tor is ready 11.789

Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:3.613

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.431

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050

Tags: @product

11.806

Scenario The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks

Hooks

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 11.220

Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.585

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:220:in `test_app_permissions_vs_global_overrides'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:166:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:165:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:165:in `/^no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides$/'
features/flatpak.feature:56:in `Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides'

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.933

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:16:01)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/121/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:01_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/121/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:01_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/121/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:01_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/121/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:01_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product

1:25.674

Scenario The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to Flatseal

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

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 10.692

When I start GNOME Software 1.964

And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.838

Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 1:3.898

# 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 0.279

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.982

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product

1:25.047

Scenario The Flatpak overrides are in effect

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

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 10.979

When I start GNOME Software 1.912

And I install VLC using GNOME Software 11.343

Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 1:0.560

And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.122

# 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 0.128

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.988

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

	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	14:27.235	Failed

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