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In order to work on and actively improve Ubuntu, fixes need to be built, tested and integrated into the current development release. (Fixes for stable release follow their own policy.)
The Most effective way to test these changes is to run the daily iso in a Virtual machine.
Using TestDrive
TestDrive is a unique, Ubuntu tool for "test-driving" daily development releases of Ubuntu (desktop, server, Kubuntu, etc) by incrementally syncing and running it in a virtual machine. TestDrive provides a simple mechanism for any Ubuntu user to download, test and provide feedback on the current Ubuntu release under development. #link to iso tracker here
Installing TestDrive
Ubuntu users of 10.04 (and later) can install TestDrive directly from the archive, from the Software Center or the command line.
sudo apt-get install testdrive
#Software centre screenshot here
Syncing ISO's
To start testing the new release, we simply need to sync any of the ISO's we want to test. Once the ISO's is synced, we can run it in a Virtual Machine, as detailed below.
The sync process, is detailed in the following image:
1. First, we select the ISO we want to test, to be able to synchronize it. 2. Second, we click on the Sync button to start the synchronization.
The synchronization process will look as follows:
#Screenshot with annotations
Running ISO's
Once the sync process is complete, a new ISO will appear to be cached.
3. Shows the cached ISO. This means that there's an ISO that can be launched. 4. Click on Launch to run the ISO in a Virtual Machine.
#annotated screenshot
NOTE: Please note that new Ubuntu Development Release ISO's are updated daily, which means you will have to sync everyday the ISO you intend to launch, if you want to have the latest ISO.
The running ISO will look like:
Testdrive's settings
To change the way testdrive works, click edit, then Preferences
dialogue 1
dialogue 2
dialogue 3
== Opening ISOs from outside Testdrive
TestDrive from the command line
You can also do all this from the command line, just run the command testdrive
#Testdrive in command line, from live session
QATeam/Testdrive (last edited 2014-03-26 00:54:52 by pool-71-191-94-207)