Just thought to add; If we move it to the desktop image testing it should possibly be "optional" rather than "mandatory".
But my original point, which I did a poor job of explaining, is that upgrading via the live image is very much dependent on the date the image was produced rather than a "weekly" cycle :^) Lance --- On Tue, 4/16/13, Lance <lbsol...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Lance <lbsol...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Lubuntu-qa] New upgrade test - via live image > To: "Nicholas Skaggs" <nicholas.ska...@canonical.com>, > lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 9:41 PM > Just to catch everyone up on the > basics; beginning with Maverick ubiquity began offering an > upgrade path that's quite different than both the standard > upgrade via the update-mangler or via the alternate image. > > Basically, based on my own experience, this option will only > be offered if you have only one Ubuntu based distro > installed. So if you're multi-booting two or more Ubuntu > based distros (like Xubuntu and Lubuntu) you'll never see > it, but I have still seen the option if I'm dual-booting > with either Windows or Fedora. > > Anyway if you look at Upgrade Lubuntu on the QA Tracker > you'll now see two tests: > > http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/243/builds/41978/testcases > > The one that's called "Upgrade (image)" is the one I'm > talking about ;^) > > So what's the problem? > > Well, having it lumped into standard upgrade testing you > first see this page where it says, "This build is valid for > a week, starting on 2013/04/12 at 21:00 UTC and finishing on > 2013/04/19 at 21:00 UTC.": > > http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/243/builds/41978/testcases/1498/results > > You can of course read more on the testcase specific page: > > http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/testcases/1498/info > > So I'm thinking that this live-image upgrade test should > actually be moved from the "Upgrade Lubuntu" section to the > Desktop images tests ............ but I'm just thinking out > loud ATM. > > That's why I'm not filing a bug against the tracker, I felt > it best to have an open discussion before doing so. > Particularly since this is something rather new to most > testers. > > Lance > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
