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Summary

Perform structured testing of the Ubuntu desktop on the Live CD or post-install. These steps should be followed during the distro-specific part of ["../LiveCDSession"], ["../LiveCDInstall"] or ["../AlternateInstall"].

Procedures

Live session testing

1. Examples folder

   • Click on the example files and confirm that the appropriate applications start correctly.

2. Nautilus

   • Click on the places menu select Home Folder

   • In Home Folder right click on a blank section and create a folder called test.

   • Still in Home Folder right click again and select Create Document -> Empty File. Name the resulting file moveme.txt.

   • Drag moveme.txt and drop into the folder test.

   • Right click on test and select Move to Trash. Check that waste appears in the bin bottom right of the screen.

3. Desktop effects

Post-install testing

• Follow these steps on an installed system.

• Examples folder Click on the example files and confirm that the appropriate applications start correctly.

• Nautilus (as above)

• Firefox

  • Start Firefox from the panel icon

  • Visit http://www.ubuntu.com and confirm that it displays as expected.

  • Visit https://iso.qa.stgraber.org to add your test reports.

  • Visit http://www.ubuntuvideo.com/ to test Flash

• Pidgin

  • Click Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin.

  • In the new window add an new account. Select IRC from the drop-down list. Type in your details.

  • Click on Buddies/Join a Chat. Add #ubuntu-testing to the room box.

  • Type a greeting in the text entry box and hit return.

• Rhythmbox

  • Click Applications -> Music & Video -> Rhythmbox Music Player.

  • In the Library list, select Radio. Pick a station and press the play button.

  • Click on Podcast. Right-click the empty list and select New Podcast Feed. Add the URI to your favourite podcast or http://www.lugradio.org/episodes.ogg.rss . Confirm that Rhythmbox updates to show you the latest episodes and starts to download the last episode.

  • If you have a music player device, plug it into your system and check whether rhythmbox imports the music correctly. Test playing music from the device. Easy codec installer should recognize any codecs that aren't installed and install them.

Extended post-install testing

1. Installing and testing Thunderbird.

   • Click on Applications then on Add/Remove... from the menu list that appeared.

   • Select All available applications from the drop down box top right.

   • Click in the search box at the top of the newly opened window. Type Thunderbird into it.

   • Click on the check box that is in-front of the Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News title in the upper right section.

   • Click on Apply Changes Lower right.

   • Click on Apply in the newly opened window. The Application is now being installed.

   • Proceed to testing: Open Thunderbird from the Applications/Internet section.

   • Fill in the details of your email account (this is normally provided by your email provider)
   • Send a test mail to a colleague and ask for a reply to ensure that send and receive are both working.
   • If you have an GPG/PGP Key add Enigimail from Applications/Add/Remove.. Now restart Thunderbird and try sending a signed email.
   • Save a draft mail (this is more important if your using a laptop and have no connection, that way you can send it latter when you do)
   • Delete a mail.

2. Installing and testing Brasero.

   • Click on Applications then on Add/Remove... from the menu list that appeared.

   • Select All available applications from the drop down box top right.

   • Click in the search box at the top of the newly opened window. Type Brasero into it.

   • Click on the check box that is in-front of the Brasero Disc Burning Application title in the upper right section.

   • Click on Apply Changes Lower right.

   • Click on Apply in the newly opened window. The Application is now being installed.

   • Proceed to testing: Open Brasero from the Applications/Sound & Video section.

   • If you have another ISO to test you can burn it using Burn image.

   • If you have some file you have downloaded and wish to keep try burning them to cd using Data session.

   • Try copying an ubuntu install cd using the Disc copy section.

   • If you have some music on your music player try creating an Audio session.