<> ||<>|| The manual tests written as part of the hackfest are utilized for manul testing efforts throughout the cycle. == Setting up the tools == === Launchpad === Before you begin make sure you have a launchpad profile, and your machine is setup to work with bzr and launchpad. [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ContributingTestcases/Launchpad|This tutorial]] will make sure you are all set. == Preparing yourself == If you want to get started in advance of the fest, check out the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ContributingTestcases/Manual|tutorial for writing manual testcases]], [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ContributingTestcases/ManualStyleGuide|the style guide]], [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/TestCaseFormat#contribute|the manual testcase format]], [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ContributingTestcases/ManualStyleGuide/test_case_format_script | the manual testcase check script]] and the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual-tests/|project itself on launchpad]]. Once you have a background on how tests work, you can view the specific hackfest page itself linked from the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Hackfest|hackfest page]] to pick and plan the work items you wish to tackle during the hackfest.