Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 73 06 Oct 2026, 13:49

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails 37 1 1 0 0 39 4 1 5 11:54.195 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
0.043
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 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
3:36.266
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 3:23.016
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.051
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.068
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.607
And I close the "zenity" window 1.170
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.043
When the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.223
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
4:17.333
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 with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in and the network is connected 2:54.026
When I start GNOME Software 2.485
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 8.227
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 1:2.341
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.082
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 2.453
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.344
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.074
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 4.235
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
3:48.150
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 11.041
When I start GNOME Software 2.070
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.254
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 47.931
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.427
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 6.137
Then the computer boots Tails 34.859
When I enable persistence 17.079
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 24.087
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.153
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.788
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:4.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.381
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product
12.402
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 0.005
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 12.165
Then I verify the app org.boum.tails.TorBrowser is not impacted by global overrides 0.236
<"[Context]\n" +
"shared=network;ipc;\n" +
"sockets=wayland;pulseaudio;fallback-x11;cups;\n" +
"devices=dri;\n" +
"filesystems=~/.tor-browser:create;xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro;/run/tor-has-bootstrapped;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;xdg-music;xdg-documents;xdg-pictures;xdg-videos;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-download;\n" +
"\n" +
"[Session Bus Policy]\n" +
"org.mozilla.firefox.*=own\n" +
"org.a11y.Bus=talk\n" +
"org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk\n" +
"com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk\n" +
"org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk\n" +
"\n" +
"[Environment]\n" +
"GTK_USE_PORTAL=1\n"> expected but was
<"[Context]\n" +
"shared=network;ipc;\n" +
"sockets=wayland;pulseaudio;fallback-x11;cups;\n" +
"devices=dri;\n" +
"filesystems=xdg-music;xdg-videos;xdg-pictures;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;/run/tor-has-bootstrapped;xdg-download;xdg-documents;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro;~/.tor-browser:create;\n" +
"\n" +
"[Session Bus Policy]\n" +
"com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk\n" +
"org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk\n" +
"org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk\n" +
"org.mozilla.firefox.*=own\n" +
"org.a11y.Bus=talk\n" +
"\n" +
"[Environment]\n" +
"GTK_USE_PORTAL=1\n">.

diff:
  [Context]
  shared=network;ipc;
  sockets=wayland;pulseaudio;fallback-x11;cups;
  devices=dri;
- filesystems=~/.tor-browser:create;xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro;/run/tor-has-bootstrapped;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;xdg-music;xdg-documents;xdg-pictures;xdg-videos;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-download;
+ filesystems=xdg-music;xdg-videos;xdg-pictures;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;/run/tor-has-bootstrapped;xdg-download;xdg-documents;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro;~/.tor-browser:create;
  
  [Session Bus Policy]
+ com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk
+ org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk
+ org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk
  org.mozilla.firefox.*=own
  org.a11y.Bus=talk
- org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk
- com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk
- org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk
  
  [Environment]
  GTK_USE_PORTAL=1

folded diff:
  [Context]
  shared=network;ipc;
  sockets=wayland;pulseaudio;fallback-x11;cups;
  devices=dri;
- filesystems=~/.tor-browser:create;xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro;/run/tor-has-bootst
- rapped;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;xdg-music;xdg-documents;xdg-pictures;xdg-v
- ideos;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-download;
+ filesystems=xdg-music;xdg-videos;xdg-pictures;xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro;/ru
+ n/tor-has-bootstrapped;xdg-download;xdg-documents;~/.mozilla:create;xdg-config
+ /kdeglobals:ro;~/.tor-browser:create;
  
  [Session Bus Policy]
+ com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk
+ org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk
+ org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk
  org.mozilla.firefox.*=own
  org.a11y.Bus=talk
- org.kde.KGlobalSettings=talk
- com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar=talk
- org.kde.kconfig.notify=talk
  
  [Environment]
  GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:154:in `/^I verify the app ([^ ]+) is not impacted by global overrides$/'
features/flatpak.feature:56:in `Then I verify the app org.boum.tails.TorBrowser is not impacted by global overrides'
And I verify the app org.boum.tails.Celluloid is not impacted by global overrides 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.833

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:16:39)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/73/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:39_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/73/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:39_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/73/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:39_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/73/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:39_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000