Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 74 06 Oct 2026, 13:52

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 11:18.734 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
0.037
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have the build manifest for the image under test 0.000
Then Debian package gnome-software-plugin-deb is not installed 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
3:37.244
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 without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:23.592
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.111
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.091
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.624
And I close the "zenity" window 1.237
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.045
When the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.463
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
3:43.897
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 2:26.723
When I start GNOME Software 2.381
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 9.231
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 50.537
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.083
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 2.294
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 3.369
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.123
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 9.077
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.454
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
3:45.325
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 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 11.295
When I start GNOME Software 2.448
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 9.050
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 46.738
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 0.337
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 6.123
Then the computer boots Tails 35.710
When I enable persistence 15.169
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 23.133
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.127
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.212
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:3.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.559
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product
12.229
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 0.003
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 11.960
Then I verify the app org.boum.tails.TorBrowser is not impacted by global overrides 0.269
<"[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 5.083

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The global Flatpak overrides don't create problems to the pseudo-Flatpaks' (at time 00:16:05)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/74/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:05_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/74/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:05_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/74/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:05_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/74/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:05_The_global_Flatpak_overrides_don_t_create_problems_to_the_pseudo-Flatpaks.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000