Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21569-fix-gnome-software-notifications 1 02 Oct 2026, 17:55

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing and running Flatpak apps in Tails 34 1 1 0 0 36 3 1 4 11:15.583 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
0.038
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 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:28.335
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 without network with the Flatpak feature from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 3:14.582
Then process "gnome-software" is not running 0.048
When I try to start GNOME Software 0.050
Then I see an error about GNOME Software requiring Tor to be ready 0.610
And I close the "zenity" window 1.157
And process "gnome-software" is not running 0.045
When the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 11.772
Then process "gnome-software" is running within 10 seconds 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
4:4.779
Scenario Installing, starting and uninstalling a Flatpak
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
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 2:27.084
When I start GNOME Software 2.407
And I install Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 9.634
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 48.304
When I start the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 0.061
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is running 1.245
Given I kill the org.signal.Signal Flatpak 4.524
And I go to the main screen of GNOME Software 0.108
When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software 31.409
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | gnome-software]: child with name='Add-ons' roleName='label'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:38:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:38:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/flatpak.rb:38:in `/^I uninstall (.*) using GNOME Software$/'
features/flatpak.feature:33:in `When I uninstall Signal Desktop using GNOME Software'
Then the org.signal.Signal Flatpak is uninstalled after at most 60 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 8.311 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing, starting and uninstalling a Flatpak' (at time 00:11:49)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21569-fix-gnome-software-notifications/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:49_Installing,_starting_and_uninstalling_a_Flatpak.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21569-fix-gnome-software-notifications/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:49_Installing,_starting_and_uninstalling_a_Flatpak.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21569-fix-gnome-software-notifications/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:49_Installing,_starting_and_uninstalling_a_Flatpak.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
3:42.429
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 11.829
When I start GNOME Software 2.478
And I install Thunderbird using GNOME Software 8.904
Then the org.mozilla.thunderbird Flatpak is installed after at most 600 seconds 46.373
And the "de" locale is not present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension 1.631
Given I set Tails to boot with options "flatpak" 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 6.410
Then the computer boots Tails 34.643
When I enable persistence 13.723
And I log in to a new session in German (de) 21.898
Given it has been 3 days since GNOME Software checked for updates 0.124
And GNOME Software thinks it is after 06:00 but before 23:00 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.547
Then the "de" locale is present in the org.mozilla.thunderbird.Locale Flatpak extension after at most 600 seconds 1:2.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041