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- | ===== Step 2: Testing your Xubuntu installation. ===== | + | ===== Testing ===== |
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+ | ====== Step 2: Testing your Xubuntu installation. ====== | ||
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+ | As was mentioned in the previous step, now that you've [[https:// | ||
There are actually two types of testing: | There are actually two types of testing: | ||
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-Static Testing | -Static Testing | ||
- | A first time tester might find starting off with exploratory testing the best route into testing. | + | Both types of testing are only summarised below, but a lot more detail can be found in the [[https:// |
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+ | Deciding which type of testing is best for you is dependent on the type of installation that you can do; installing Xubuntu as the main Operating System is best suited to exploratory testing | ||
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+ | If in doubt it is perhaps | ||
- | Both types of testing are summarised below. A lot more details can be found in the [[https:// | ||
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Although at the beginning of the release cycle using a VM may well be fine, later on installing as the main OS or dual-booting are preferred since they are closer to the 'real life' case. | Although at the beginning of the release cycle using a VM may well be fine, later on installing as the main OS or dual-booting are preferred since they are closer to the 'real life' case. | ||
- | Should you find bugs, or anything you think we should know, please report back to us. [[https:// | + | === Report Back === |
+ | Should you find bugs, or anything you think the Development Team should know, please move on to Step 3 and [[https:// | ||
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- | This is testing in its purest form – you get the ISO and test the OS without installing anything or changing anything to your main system - the ISO remains | + | === 2. 'Static' |
- | Static testing means that you check that Xubuntu installs without problems and that the pre-installed apps work. Actually, each of the different installation methods shown in the following example need to be tested, as you can see on the Ubuntu QA tracker (e.g. these [[http:// | + | This is testing in its purest form – you get and install the ISO and test it without installing anything else or changing anything to your main system - the ISO remains ' |
+ | Static testing means that you check that Xubuntu installs without problems and that the pre-installed apps work. Actually, each of the different installation methods | ||
- | Then the next day (or the next time you test) you download the latest Daily ISO and again test the OS without installing anything or changing anything to your main system. Instead of re-downloading the whole ISO each time you can use [[https:// | + | Then the next day (or the next time you test) you download |
This type of testing is mostly needed during community testing weeks, when the Xubuntu QA team puts out a call for testers on the [[https:// | This type of testing is mostly needed during community testing weeks, when the Xubuntu QA team puts out a call for testers on the [[https:// | ||
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=== Report Back === | === Report Back === | ||
- | Should you find bugs, or anything you think we should know, please | + | Should you find bugs, or anything you think the Development Team should know, please |