Andy, I'm new too so I may be wrong, if so somebody please correct me (quickly if possible). I'm answering for my benefit as much as yours.
I believe that unless it's a milestone test it's better to use the daily iso to install. This tests the installation process. After installation I do an "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade" to test the latest packages. I also have a script to install my favorite packages. What I've been hearing is that what you propose is a valid way to validate the milestones while what I propose is more addressed toward usability of the current state of things. Both are useful and it's up to you to decide. My philosophy is that working with pre-releases is a way to make sure what I want to use is well tested, so in a well backed up and safe way, I'm trying my normal activities as much as possible. Joe On 03/26/2011 10:22 AM, Andrew Barilla wrote: > I'm all setup with profiles and accounts to be a tester but was > wondering about a couple issues. > > 1) If we're testing something is in active development like Natty, > should we install the Milestone release and then not do any updates > before doing the testing or should the system be full updated? > > 2) How important is it too remove all configuration from the home > directory before doing testing? I haven't looked through the > instructions for every test yet, but I'm wondering if it's possible > that existing configuration could mess up the tests? > > Thanks, > Andy > -- Ubuntu-qa mailing list Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa
