• Test plan for component: gnome-software

• Component Checklist: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Process/Merges/Checklists/Common

• Upstream project: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software

• Ubuntu Packaging Branch:

• Ubuntu Package URL (LP): https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software

• PPA (LP): ppa:ubuntu-desktop/gnome-software

Description

This is a test plan for gnome-software as used by Ubuntu Desktop. It covers the standard features of Gnome Software as well as the support for snap packages.

Initial set up

• Install latest Ubuntu Desktop development release
• Install gnome-software from (PPA ppa:ubuntu-desktop/gnome-software ? -proposed)

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-desktop/gnome-software
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
$ killall gnome-software

• Then start gnome-software

Manual Tests

Test Plan Summary

• General functionalities
  • Search
  • Navigation
• ‘All apps’ screen functionalities
  • Featured apps
  • Categories
• ‘Category’ screen functionalities
  • Editor’s pick
• ‘Installed apps’ screen functionalities
  • List of apps actually installed
• ‘Updates’ screen functionalities
  • Update package cache
  • Install all updates
• ‘App details’ functionalities
  • Sections of the screen are properly filed
  • Install
  • Remove
  • Open
  • Reviews

Snap specific cases, on desktop, open gnome-software: The tests cover the most basic features for snapd search, login to the store, install and remove

Test Sets