Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 131 08 Nov 2026, 03:35

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails 39 2 8 0 0 49 5 2 7 16:33.939 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
0.036
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 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
2:58.000
Scenario GNOME Software does not start until Tor is ready
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 without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 2:58.000
Feature 
Feature 'Flatpak' is not active.
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:800:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:795:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:795:in `/^all tps features(| from the old Tails version)(| but the first one) are active$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:207:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:204:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:204:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:227:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ with\ the\ Flatpak\ feature\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/flatpak.feature:13:in `Given I have started Tails without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.000
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.000
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.000
And I close the "zenity" window 0.000
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.828 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'GNOME Software does not start until Tor is ready' (at time 00:07:07)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:07:07_GNOME_Software_does_not_start_until_Tor_is_ready.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:07:07_GNOME_Software_does_not_start_until_Tor_is_ready.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:07:07_GNOME_Software_does_not_start_until_Tor_is_ready.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:07:07_GNOME_Software_does_not_start_until_Tor_is_ready.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
6:37.276
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 3:48.333
When I start GNOME Software 1.907
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.908
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 2:23.948
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.060
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 1.211
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 4.430
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.112
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.277
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:44.068
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 11.143
When I start GNOME Software 1.950
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.723
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 53.142
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.352
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 5.904
Then the computer boots Tails 32.426
When I enable persistence 13.301
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.704
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.143
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.292
When the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 10.402
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:4.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product
23.568
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 23.279
Then no pseudo-flatpak is impacted by global overrides 0.289
org.boum.tails.Celluloid's 
org.boum.tails.Celluloid's permissions are not honored due to our global overrides.
<{"Context"=>
  {"devices"=>["all"],
   "filesystems"=>
    ["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/gvfs", "xdg-run/gvfsd", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"],
   "shared"=>["ipc"],
   "sockets"=>["pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
 "DEFAULT"=>{},
 "Environment"=>{"LC_NUMERIC"=>"C", "YT_DLP_JS_RUNTIME"=>"deno"},
 "Session Bus Policy"=>
  {"io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own",
   "io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid.*"=>"own",
   "org.gtk.vfs.*"=>"talk",
   "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own"}}> expected but was
<{"Context"=>
  {"devices"=>["all"],
   "filesystems"=>["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"],
   "sockets"=>["pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
 "DEFAULT"=>{},
 "Environment"=>{"LC_NUMERIC"=>"C", "YT_DLP_JS_RUNTIME"=>"deno"},
 "Session Bus Policy"=>
  {"io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own",
   "io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid.*"=>"own",
   "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own"}}>.

diff:
  {"Context"=>
    {"devices"=>["all"],
+    "filesystems"=>["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"],
-    "filesystems"=>
-     ["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/gvfs", "xdg-run/gvfsd", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"],
-    "shared"=>["ipc"],
     "sockets"=>["pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
   "DEFAULT"=>{},
   "Environment"=>{"LC_NUMERIC"=>"C", "YT_DLP_JS_RUNTIME"=>"deno"},
   "Session Bus Policy"=>
    {"io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own",
     "io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid.*"=>"own",
-    "org.gtk.vfs.*"=>"talk",
     "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own"}}

folded diff:
  {"Context"=>
    {"devices"=>["all"],
+    "filesystems"=>["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"],
-    "filesystems"=>
-     ["xdg-pictures", "xdg-run/gvfs", "xdg-run/gvfsd", "xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro"]
- ,
-    "shared"=>["ipc"],
     "sockets"=>["pulseaudio", "wayland"]},
   "DEFAULT"=>{},
   "Environment"=>{"LC_NUMERIC"=>"C", "YT_DLP_JS_RUNTIME"=>"deno"},
   "Session Bus Policy"=>
    {"io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"own",
     "io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid.*"=>"own",
-    "org.gtk.vfs.*"=>"talk",
     "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid"=>"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'
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.607 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:18:13)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:13_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/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:13_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/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:13_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/131/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:13_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.639
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 9.951
When I start GNOME Software 2.408
And I install Flatseal using GNOME Software 8.244
Then the com.github.tchx84.Flatseal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 52.779
# 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 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:37.348
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 11.053
When I start GNOME Software 1.911
And I install VLC using GNOME Software 20.697
Then the org.videolan.VLC Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 1:3.530
And org.videolan.VLC doesn't have access to filesystems=host 0.080
# 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 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000