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**Related issue:** Resolves#35413
Applied the same fix as in
https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/pull/29186/files:
- Added musl-tools to the container image. This provides musl-gcc, a
compiler that links against musl libc instead of glibc. We use it for
static linking as explained below.
- Added static linking flags (CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=musl-gcc -linkmode
external -extldflags "-static"). This produces a self-contained binary
with all C library code embedded, eliminating runtime dependencies on
the host system's glibc version.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [ ] Added/updated automated tests
- [ ] Where appropriate, [automated tests simulate multiple hosts and
test for host
isolation](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/reference/patterns-backend.md#unit-testing)
(updates to one hosts's records do not affect another)
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
Steps:
- Started TUF server for the first time. Generated a Linux x86_64 image.
```
SYSTEMS="linux" \
DEB_FLEET_URL=https://nicofleet.ngrok.io \
DEB_TUF_URL=http://nicotuf.ngrok.io \
GENERATE_DEB=1 \
ENROLL_SECRET=tm2CHBEF1I5BVuM1+4hzRRtpC5ZYV8vb \
FLEET_DESKTOP=1 \
DEBUG=1 \
./tools/tuf/test/main.sh
```
- Installed `fleet-osquery_26.1.46030_amd64.deb` generated by the
previous command on a Kubuntu 20.04 x86_64 VM.
- Ran `sudo journalctl -u orbit` to debug logs and verified that the
GLIBC incompatibility error was raised:
```
tammi 22 15:36:53 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 sudo[125623]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user nicolas by (uid=0)
tammi 22 15:36:53 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[125624]: /opt/orbit/bin/desktop/linux/stable/fleet-desktop/fleet-desktop: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.32' not found (required by /opt/orbit/bin/desktop/linux/stable/fleet-desktop/fleet-desktop)
tammi 22 15:36:53 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[125624]: /opt/orbit/bin/desktop/linux/stable/fleet-desktop/fleet-desktop: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.34' not found (required by /opt/orbit/bin/desktop/linux/stable/fleet-desktop/fleet-desktop)
tammi 22 15:36:53 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 sudo[125623]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user nicolas
tammi 22 15:37:08 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[125199]: 2026-01-22T15:37:08+02:00 INF killing any pre-existing fleet-desktop instances
tammi 22 15:37:09 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[125199]: 2026-01-22T15:37:09+02:00 INF attempting to get user session type and display id=1000 user=nicolas
tammi 22 15:37:09 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[125199]: 2026-01-22T15:37:09+02:00 ERR failed to get X11 display, using default :0 error="display not found on who output"
```
- Built a new version of the agent after applying the fixes on this PR
and pushed it to the TUF server:
```
# 1. Hardcode orbit to a higher version
export ORBIT_VERSION=26.1.46099
#2. Generate new package
FLEET_DESKTOP_VERSION=$ORBIT_VERSION make desktop-linux
#3. Update to TUF server
./tools/tuf/test/push_target.sh linux desktop desktop.tar.gz $ORBIT_VERSION
```
<img width="396" height="179" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-22 at 5 18 25 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/56182580-1d54-4945-af03-98762e7795e9"
/>
- In the VM, verified that an update for fleet desktop was detected by
running `sudo journalctl -u orbit -g "update detected"`:
```
tammi 22 20:33:32 nicolas-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996 orbit[4114]: 2026-01-22T20:33:32+02:00 INF update detected target=desktop
```
- Verified the new version is shown both on the desktop icon and the
Fleet UI:
<img width="1373" height="248" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-22 at 5 22 17 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9fac73ac-a3a6-49ed-82c7-261abec43798"
/>
<img width="1420" height="496" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-22 at 5 22 46 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55321108-9233-4799-b5e5-0713172c0138"
/>
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [ ] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [ ] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Resolves#33762 & #38094
Added a new `alternative-browser-host` global config property for Fleet Desktop, if set, Fleet Desktop will use it over the `--fleet-desktop-alternative-browser-host` env variable to open any Fleet Desktop related links (i.e. My Device, etc).
Resolves#35006.
See
https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/35006#issuecomment-3693239452.
Output when running the dirty check on `main`:
```
make desktop-app-tar-gz
go run ./tools/desktop macos
{"level":"info","command":"/Users/lucas/go/bin/go build -o Fleet Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/fleet-desktop_amd64 -ldflags -X=main.version= ./orbit/cmd/desktop","time":"2025-12-30T08:38:20-03:00","message":"Build fleet-desktop executable amd64"}
{"level":"info","command":"/Users/lucas/go/bin/go build -o Fleet Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/fleet-desktop_arm64 -ldflags -X=main.version= ./orbit/cmd/desktop","time":"2025-12-30T08:38:23-03:00","message":"Build fleet-desktop executable arm64"}
{"level":"info","output":"On branch test-branch-dirty\nUntracked files:\n (use \"git add <file>...\" to include in what will be committed)\n\tFleet Desktop.app/\n\nnothing added to commit but untracked files present (use \"git add\" to track)\n","time":"2025-12-30T08:38:26-03:00","message":"git status"}
Error: detected dirty executable: {Path:github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4 Version:v4.43.5-0.20251230113816-9bae7b475999+dirty Sum: Replace:<nil>}
exit status 1
make: *** [desktop-app-tar-gz] Error 1
```
Output on this branch:
```
make desktop-app-tar-gz
go run ./tools/desktop macos
{"level":"info","command":"/Users/lucas/go/bin/go build -o Fleet Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/fleet-desktop_amd64 -ldflags -X=main.version= ./orbit/cmd/desktop","time":"2025-12-30T08:39:43-03:00","message":"Build fleet-desktop executable amd64"}
{"level":"info","command":"/Users/lucas/go/bin/go build -o Fleet Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/fleet-desktop_arm64 -ldflags -X=main.version= ./orbit/cmd/desktop","time":"2025-12-30T08:39:47-03:00","message":"Build fleet-desktop executable arm64"}
Generated desktop.app.tar.gz successfully.
```
- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [X] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS
- [X] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Resolves#37340.
These two issues are present on installations that used `fleetctl` (with
the `.sha512` caching optimization for `.tar.gz`) to generate the fleetd
installers.
I also recently hit this issue while releasing osqueryd to `edge` and
when releasing fleetd.
# Issue 1
First update of a `.tar.gz` component like Fleet Desktop on macOS/Linux
after installation doesn't work; second update after installation does
work:
1. Pushing a first update to TUF after the installation does the removal
of `.sha512` to `.tar.gz`, but contents are not extracted.
2. Pushing a second update to TUF after (1) does the `.tar.gz` update
and correctly updates.
How to reproduce locally:
```
# Create TUF repository
SYSTEMS="macos linux-arm64 windows-arm64" \
PKG_FLEET_URL=https://localhost:8080 \
PKG_TUF_URL=http://localhost:8081 \
DEB_FLEET_URL=https://host.docker.internal:8080 \
DEB_TUF_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081 \
MSI_FLEET_URL=https://host.docker.internal:8080 \
MSI_TUF_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081 \
GENERATE_PKG=1 \
GENERATE_DEB_ARM64=1 \
GENERATE_MSI_ARM64=1 \
ENROLL_SECRET=q6BjogOT6E04UmxrtZdXCE54fe89m35J \
FLEET_DESKTOP=1 \
USE_FLEET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE=1 \
DEBUG=1 \
./tools/tuf/test/main.sh
# Remove current installation in macOS.
sudo ./it-and-security/lib/macos/scripts/uninstall-fleetd-macos.sh remove
# Install the package
sudo installer -pkg fleet-osquery.pkg -target /
# Check version shown in Fleet Desktop icon (e.g. N)
# Update "Fleet Desktop" component to N+1.
source ./tools/tuf/test/load_orbit_version_vars.sh
echo $ORBIT_VERSION
FLEET_DESKTOP_VERSION=$ORBIT_VERSION make desktop-app-tar-gz
./tools/tuf/test/push_target.sh macos desktop desktop.app.tar.gz $ORBIT_VERSION
# Check version shown in Fleet Desktop icon, and it doesn't update (that's the bug).
# Update "Fleet Desktop" component to N+2.
source ./tools/tuf/test/load_orbit_version_vars.sh
echo $ORBIT_VERSION
FLEET_DESKTOP_VERSION=$ORBIT_VERSION make desktop-app-tar-gz
./tools/tuf/test/push_target.sh macos desktop desktop.app.tar.gz $ORBIT_VERSION
# Check version shown in Fleet Desktop icon, and now it updated to N+2.
```
# Issue 2
Installing on top of existing installation (re-install). Less likely to
happen but still an issue.
Re-installation of packages does not delete existing stuff at
`/opt/orbit/bin/`/`C:\Program Files\Orbit`.
So, e.g. `ls /opt/orbit/bin/desktop/macos/stable/` after a re-install
shows:
- desktop.app.tar.gz from before the installation.
- sha512 of the installed package.
- Fleet Desktop/ of the installed package..
It runs the version that came with the package, but not the updated
version.
This is fixed by a subsequent update after the re-install.
How to reproduce locally:
```
# Create TUF repository.
SYSTEMS="macos linux-arm64 windows-arm64" \
PKG_FLEET_URL=https://localhost:8080 \
PKG_TUF_URL=http://localhost:8081 \
DEB_FLEET_URL=https://host.docker.internal:8080 \
DEB_TUF_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081 \
MSI_FLEET_URL=https://host.docker.internal:8080 \
MSI_TUF_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081 \
GENERATE_PKG=1 \
GENERATE_DEB_ARM64=1 \
GENERATE_MSI_ARM64=1 \
ENROLL_SECRET=q6BjogOT6E04UmxrtZdXCE54fe89m35J \
FLEET_DESKTOP=1 \
USE_FLEET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE=1 \
DEBUG=1 \
./tools/tuf/test/main.sh
# Remove and install the package in macOS
sudo ./it-and-security/lib/macos/scripts/uninstall-fleetd-macos.sh remove
sudo installer -pkg fleet-osquery.pkg -target /
# Push a new update for "Fleet Desktop" (e.g. N+1).
source ./tools/tuf/test/load_orbit_version_vars.sh
echo $ORBIT_VERSION
FLEET_DESKTOP_VERSION=$ORBIT_VERSION make desktop-app-tar-gz
./tools/tuf/test/push_target.sh macos desktop desktop.app.tar.gz $ORBIT_VERSION
# Re-install the original installer
sudo installer -pkg fleet-osquery.pkg -target /
# Check version shown in Fleet Desktop icon, it says N instead of N+1 (that's the bug).
# A new push to TUF of N+2 fixes the issue.
```
# More info
Both issues happen also with `osqueryd` in macOS which comes bundled as
a `osqueryd.app.tar.gz`.
---
- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
## Testing
- [X] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [X] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [X] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [X] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [X] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed auto-update mechanism for .tar.gz components to properly manage
cached hashes and ensure stale extracted contents are cleaned up during
re-downloads following hash mismatches.
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Fixing the following warning:
```
$ make fleet
[...]
# github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu
../../gopath/pkg/mod/github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu@v0.1.6/cpu.go:75:17: warning: variable length array folded to constant array as an extension [-Wgnu-folding-constant]
../../gopath/pkg/mod/github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu@v0.1.6/cpu.go:77:16: warning: variable length array folded to constant array as an extension [-Wgnu-folding-constant]
```
PS: This warning happens when building fleet because we need to decouple
the client code from `server/service`... (hopefully to be done as part
of https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/36087)
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**Related issue:** Resolves#37134, resolves#37127
# Details
This PR turns off Orbit's end-user authentication features for macOS
(leaving them in place for Windows and Linux). macOS has its own
end-user auth flows (either through ADE or through the /enroll
endpoint), and the one put in place for Windows/Linux was interfering
with those. It would be good to get this properly sorted out so that all
devices are gated at the same point (currently manually-enrolled macOS
devices enroll to Fleet prior to end-user auth, rather than after) but
we need to unblock enrollment for macs in the meantime!
# Checklist for submitter
- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [ ] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
- [X] mac
- [x] linux
- [x] windows
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [X] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [X] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
---------
Co-authored-by: Lucas Manuel Rodriguez <lucas@fleetdm.com>
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**Related issue:** Resolves#35548
# Checklist for submitter
If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually (QAed on macOS)
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows (Not
manually checked, but this change should not impact it)
Fixes#32239.
This changes tags to return a comma-delimited list on multiple tags, the
single tag when there's only one, and "is not set" (similar to other
values) when no tags are set.
Confirmed that this allows us to run `SELECT * FROM falconctl_options`
without issue on various configurations of Crowdstrike Falcon on Linux.
# Checklist for submitter
If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
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remove if NA -->
**Related issue:** For #34528
# Checklist for submitter
If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.
- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
Fixes#33967, #33193, #35149.
# Checklist for submitter
If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [ ] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux (skipped WIndows due to
runtime.GOOS gating)
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
**Related issue:** Resolves#34330
# Checklist for submitter
If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually (so far just macOS)
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Added a built-in mcp_listening_servers table to discover MCP servers
by inspecting listening ports and probing endpoints; returns process
info, server metadata, capabilities, tools, prompts, and resources
(supports macOS, Windows, Linux).
* **Tests**
* Added comprehensive unit tests covering detection, IPv6 handling, SSE
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Resolves#33219
Note: this only fixes orbit. The issue remains on osquery:
[#33019](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/33019)
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- Bug Fixes
- Improved error messages when servers return HTML instead of JSON.
- Truncates oversized responses in logs to prevent overwhelming output
while preserving context.
- More robust parsing of non-JSON error responses.
- Documentation
- Added changelog entry noting enhanced debug logging for large HTML
responses.
- Tests
- Added tests covering HTML, plain text, empty, long, and invalid JSON
error bodies to validate error message handling.
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Fixes#32580
- Added retry logic for software installs
- Added sending intermediate results to Fleet server
I QA'd this on Linux (see video below). For macOS and Windows, I QA'd it
by having the server force retries on normal (non-setup experience
software installs).
Demo video: https://youtu.be/dbu78G6bXf8
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- New Features
- Automatic retries for software installations, with exponential backoff
on transient/network errors.
- Intermediate failures are recorded without closing the original
request; subsequent attempts continue automatically.
- Activity feed entries are created for intermediate failures, including
install identifiers.
- Setup experience installs now retry automatically (up to 3 attempts).
- Tests
- Expanded test coverage for retry behavior, error classification, and
intermediate failure reporting.
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Fleet Desktop may fail to launch a browser, or launch the wrong browser,
in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS under some scenarios, including Wayland sessions
and/or when the browser is installed as a snap or flatpak (by default,
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installs Firefox as a snap).
The previous approach of searching for an Xwayland process from which to
extract environment variables is incomplete. When the browser is
installed as a snap, `.desktop` files are installed by snapd into a
location which is only discoverable through the `XDG_DATA_DIRS`
environment variable.
To workaround this we need to change the approach in several ways:
- Look for `xdg-desktop-portal` processes, not just `Xwayland`. Both
Firefox and Chrome support native operation under Wayland now, so it's
not correct to rely upon the existence of an Xwayland process alone.
- Copy several more environment varibles: `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP`,
`XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`, `XDG_DATA_DIRS`, and `PATH`, in addition to
`XAUTHORITY`.
These variables allow fleet-desktop to honor the user's browser
preference according to the currently running DE.
The list of variables to grab was found through trial-and-error and
seems to be the minimum required for `xdg-open` to function.
Refactored and optimized the code to fetch environment variables from a
running process to match only processes running as the current user and
robustly handle multiple process results.
Fixes#19043, #27209.
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [ ] Manual QA for all new/changed functionality
- For Orbit and Fleet Desktop changes:
- [ ] Manual QA must be performed in all relevant combinations of Linux
desktop environments.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* Improved compatibility for launching browsers installed as Flatpak or
Snap under Wayland sessions on Linux, resolving issues where Fleet
Desktop failed to open these browsers.
* Enhanced environment variable handling to better support browser
launches in containerized and Wayland environments.
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Fixes#31934
Manually QA'd using a Migration Assistant flow from one macOS VM to
another.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* macOS: Prevents duplicate hosts by persisting the hardware UUID and
triggering re-enrollment when it changes (e.g., after hardware migration
or system restore). Improves reliability across restarts and cleans up
legacy data during migration.
* **Documentation**
* Added changelog entry noting the macOS-specific fix for duplicate
enrolled hosts (UUID/SN).
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Added logic to `menu.go` to detect when Fleet Desktop is running on OpenSUSE in order to display text correctly in the system tray menu.
---------
Co-authored-by: Lucas Manuel Rodriguez <lucas@fleetdm.com>
Fixes#32796.
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [n/a] Verified auto-update works from the released version of
component to the new version (see
[tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Fixes#32280
- Removed osqueryd.tar.gz from macOS package and desktop.tar.gz from
macOS and Linux packages and replaced them with .sha512 hash caches.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* Eliminated duplicate osqueryd and Fleet Desktop binaries in Linux and
macOS packages, preventing duplicate entries in .deb/.pkg and ensuring
cleaner installs.
* **Chores**
* Added packaging cleanup to remove leftover tar.gz artifacts, reducing
package size and avoiding accidental inclusion in builds.
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For #31675
For #32099
Adds a Github workflow to generate our packaged build of Swift
Dialog(following existing Nudge packager), updates the version to 2.5.6
and modifies the Migration dialog to render properly with the new Swift
Dialog version(it previously rendered it just didn't format as expected
due to changes in the markdown formatter)
Makefile changes are necessary not only because of the version bump but
because the latest package includes xattrs for some strange reason.
Extracting it verbatim on a system(at least with our Go implementation)
creates files that cause Gatekeeper to stop execution of swift dialog.
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
- [x] If paths of existing endpoints are modified without backwards
compatibility, checked the frontend/CLI for any necessary changes
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Fixes#32393
httpsig-go library has encorporated the changes needed to support TPM,
so we are removing our local version of this library.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
for #32112
# Details
This PR reverts some earlier work using `runuser` and `runcon` intended
to allow Orbit to launch Fleet Desktop in the logged-in user's SELinux
context. This didn't work for out-of-the-box SELinux enforcement setups,
with a side-effect of each failed attempt to launch the desktop app
creating a new kernel keyring that doesn't get cleaned up until Orbit
quits (or GC runs, although I didn't see that happen in testing). While
using `runuser` has some possible benefits over using `sudo` to launch
processes, it also (when using `-l` to start a login shell) creates a
new keyring. This is not an issue if the command to launch the process
succeeds, but if it fails and retries over and over, we start amassing
keyrings.
It is the opinion of several other engineers (and now myself as well)
that the real solution to various Fleet Desktop launching issues is to
launch the desktop app as a user service using `systemctl --user` so
that it automatically inherits the user's environment, context, etc.
# Checklist for submitter
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- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
# Testing
- [X] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
- [ ] ~Ubuntu with SELinux on~ this is a very uncommon setup
- [x] Ubuntu with SELinux off
- [X] Fedora with SELinux on - double checked that `getenforce` returned
`Enforcing` this time
- [X] Fedora with SELinux off
- [ ] ~Debian with SELinux on~ this is a very uncommon setup
- [X] Debian with SELinux off
- [x] `runWithOutput` still works (tested with `go run
./tools/dialog/main.go --dialog=zenity` on all platforms)
- [ ] ~`runWithStdin` still works~ (this isn't currently used by Linux)
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [X] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [X] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [X] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Ran
```
make update-go version=1.24.6
```
And then updated the `sha256`s manually in the Dockerfiles.
Fixes https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47907
```
Cancelling a query (e.g. by cancelling the context passed to one of the query methods) during a call
to the Scan method of the returned Rows can result in unexpected results if other queries are being
made in parallel. This can result in a race condition that may overwrite the expected results with those
of another query, causing the call to Scan to return either unexpected results from the other
query or an error.
```
Fixes#31129
Also refactored some of the menu code into its own package with tests.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* The "Self-service" option in the Fleet Desktop menu is now hidden when
the device is offline.
* **Refactor**
* The Fleet Desktop menu system has been restructured for improved
reliability and maintainability. Menu items are now managed through a
unified menu manager, resulting in a cleaner and more consistent user
experience.
* **New Features**
* Introduced a new menu manager to dynamically update menu items based
on connection status and device policies.
* Added a system tray menu factory for consistent menu item creation and
interaction.
* **Tests**
* Added comprehensive tests to ensure correct menu behavior and state
transitions.
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#31592
There's still some QA to be done for edge cases and re-connects, but
this is ready for review.
<img width="341" height="103" alt="Screenshot 2025-08-07 at 11 19 33 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/01e48ca2-8ab1-412c-be01-8e806a5a8b1c"
/>
Changes:
- To improve UX I'm now using `HEAD /api/fleet/device/ping` API every 10
seconds for connectivity/offline check (instead of the expensive
DesktopSummary one every 5 minutes). This is to address feedback from a
customer:
> "If the internet is not connected and we reconnect with an ethernet
connection for example, it would be good to try to see if we can refresh
it text from the offline indicator given that's not the case anymore.
- It might take up to 1m for Fleet Desktop to show the offline indicator
(we check every 10s with ping and now we are adding 6 more requests in 1
minute to make sure just one bad request doesn't unnecessarily display
the offline indicator).
- Requests without proper public IP were being incorrectly rate limited
(all under the same bucket). So we will now not make these requests and
instead log a WARNING. This is a-ok as the recommended approach to
deploy Fleet is with a TLS terminator that will add the public IP of the
request before sending it to Fleet.
---
- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [X] Added/updated automated tests
- [ ] Where appropriate, [automated tests simulate multiple hosts and
test for host
isolation](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/reference/patterns-backend.md#unit-testing)
(updates to one hosts's records do not affect another)
- [ ] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [ ] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [ ] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Bug Fixes**
* Improved accuracy in identifying client public IP addresses, reducing
incorrect rate limiting for Fleet Desktop users.
* Offline indicator is now less sensitive to brief network
interruptions, reducing false offline signals and allowing faster
recovery when connectivity is restored.
* Updated offline message for clearer status communication.
* **New Features**
* Enhanced error messages and logging for rate limiting events,
providing clearer feedback when limits are reached.
* **Tests**
* Expanded test coverage for rate limiting, including scenarios with
missing public IPs and improved assertions for error handling.
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Fixes#31387
This uses a boolean to track the state of the MDM migration button so
that it stays visible when the host is in the migration state rather
than disappearing and requiring some wait time every time the desktop
token rotates.
We don't really have unit tests of any sort for fleet desktop so no
tests have been added/updated here
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
Fixes#31338, #31525.
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
- [s] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL
injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements)
## Testing
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [ ] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
For #31193.
Added a new detail query used for determining whether the user is able to set up a TPM PIN protector, if not able, an MDM command is queued up to apply the proper policy on the host.
For #30476
Contributor doc updates: https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/pull/31371
# Checklist for submitter
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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] Where appropriate, [automated tests simulate multiple hosts and
test for host
isolation](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/reference/patterns-backend.md#unit-testing)
(updates to one hosts's records do not affect another)
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Automated certificate renewal is now supported, including
proof-of-possession for enhanced security.
* Certificate renewal can be triggered when the existing certificate is
within 180 days of expiration.
* Dynamic configuration of certificate validity period via environment
variable.
* Improved TPM hardware integration for certificate management.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Enhanced error handling and logging for TPM device closure and
certificate operations.
* **Tests**
* Extended integration tests to cover certificate renewal flows, host
deletion, and TPM-based scenarios for improved reliability.
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For #31065
Added new orbit config flag 'EnableBitLockerPINProtectorConfig' set iff Disk encryption is enforced and the RequireBitLockerPIN server config flag is set.
