Cucumber Reports (no 123) - Feature: Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe	123	04 Nov 2026, 21:09

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails	48	1	0	0	0	49	6	1	7	16:36.128	Failed

Tags: @product

0.040

Scenario GNOME Software does not have the Debian plugin

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Steps

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

Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.040

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

3:45.546

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 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:31.371

Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.062

When I try to start GNOME Software 0.087

Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.610

And I close the "zenity" window 1.167

And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.054

When the network is plugged 0.027

And Tor is ready 12.121

Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.043

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.961

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

6:6.991

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 0.001

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 4:46.602

When I start GNOME Software 2.388

And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 9.720

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 54.863

When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.053

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 1.260

Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 4.454

And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.133

When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 7.445

Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.070

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.615

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.572

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

3:51.358

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 12.212

When I start GNOME Software 2.508

And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 9.914

Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 51.648

And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.363

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

When I cold reboot the computer 7.301

Then the computer boots Tails 35.171

When I enable persistence 15.005

And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.732

Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.178

And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000

When the network is plugged 0.024

And Tor is ready 11.484

Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:3.811

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.795

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.657

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043

Tags: @product

13.002

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 12.349

Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.652

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 4.746

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:18:33)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/123/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:33_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/123/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:33_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/123/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:33_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/123/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:33_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product

1:20.220

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 0.004

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 11.889

When I start GNOME Software 2.576

And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.550

Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 56.896

# 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 0.308

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.031

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000

Tags: @product

1:18.967

Scenario The Flatpak overrides are in effect

Hooks

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 12.378

When I start GNOME Software 2.515

And I install VLC using GNOME Software 12.138

Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 51.743

And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.099

# 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 0.091

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.246

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	16:36.128	Failed

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