On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:57:41 -0800 Walter Lapchynski <w...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> I'd say if Ubuntu in general considers it an edge case, it probably is. > > @wxl > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader > On Mar 4, 2015 8:54 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > I want to add: > > > > 1. I really think we should have a test-case for 'Encrypted LVM' > > > > 2. I can think of situations, when 'Encrypted home' is a better > > alternative. We can add such a test-case, if the Lubuntu users think it > > is important. > > > > As it is now, these two test-cases would be independent, because it does > > no longer work with them in combination. If it is important, we can ask > > the developers to fix the bug(s) so that the original alternate > > test-case works again. > > > > Best regards > > Nio > > > > Den 2015-03-04 17:24, Nio Wiklund skrev: > > > Hi Walter, > > > > > > Encrypted LVM is *the* test-case in all other Ubuntu flavours including > > > Ubuntu server. I really think we should test it, not only LVM. > > > 'Encrypted disk' is implemented via LVM. > > > > > > Lubuntu is a special case with 'encrypted LVM', and inside it 'encrypted > > > home'. What I suggest is to remove 'encrypted home' from the test-case. > > > > > > Best regards > > > Nio > > > > > > Den 2015-03-04 17:15, Walter Lapchynski skrev: > > >> I agree there's no reason to wait for desktop to implement the change to > > >> alternate. I do, however want to emphasize that encryption is more > > >> valuable to the average user than LVM. Maybe we should separate these > > >> testcases for now? Then at some point in the future, we could create a > > >> combined one. Or is encrypted LVM a really unique case? > > >> > > >> @wxl > > >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > > >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > > >> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader > > >> > > >> On Mar 4, 2015 8:05 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > > >> <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> > > >> Den 2015-03-04 14:38, Lars Noodén skrev: > > >> > On 04.03.2015 14:50, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > >> >> Hi Walter, Lars, Phill and all other Lubuntu users > > >> >> > > >> >> I think we have a working alternative, that should be rather > > easy to > > >> >> implement for the Alternate Install (Encryption) test-cases (for > > the > > >> >> i386 as well as the amd64 iso files). > > >> >> > > >> >> @ Walter and Lars: Can we agree to modify the (alternate) > > test-cases? > > >> >> > > >> >> @ Lars: ... and when agreed, will you edit the alternate > > test-cases? > > >> >> > > >> >> @ Walter and Lars: The next step will be to design corresponding > > >> >> test-cases for the Lubuntu desktop iso files. > > >> > > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I can try modifying the Alternate encryption case, if someone can > > >> remind > > >> > me of the URL to the right guide to do that, when the time > > comes. The > > >> > hard part is not the HTML but dealing with bazaar and then > > >> following the > > >> > right procedure for a pull. Would that be for 15.04 or for 15.10? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-testcase/ubuntu-manual-tests/trunk/files/head:/testcases/image/ > > >> < > > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-testcase/ubuntu-manual-tests/trunk/files/head:/testcases/image/ > > > > > >> > > > >> > For 16.04, it would be best if the installers handled encryption > > >> > properly so that workarounds like dropping to the shell are not > > needed > > >> > for full disk encryption. > > >> > > > >> >> ... > > >> >> @ everybody: > > >> >> > > >> >> Skipping 'encrypted home inside encrypted disk with LVM' makes > > things > > >> >> much easier to get working. ... > > >> > > > >> > Encrypted home is probably important if there are multiple users > > >> or one > > >> > user with multiple roles on the machine. For the full hard disk > > >> > encryption I see a main use-case as being work laptops that > > travel and > > >> > thus at risk of being lost or stolen. > > >> > > > >> > Regards, > > >> > /Lars > > >> > > > >> > > >> Hi Lars, > > >> > > >> 1. I hope we can agree very soon about the alternate encryption > > >> test-cases, and do it for 15.04, but I can fully understand, that > > Walter > > >> or some other important persons may want to wait and think twice > > before > > >> changing these test-cases. > > >> > > >> 2. What I suggested today does not imply any dropping to a shell. > > >> Without encrypted home the alternate test-cases will be smooth. But > > I'm > > >> waiting for someone (you, Lars?) to verify my test results. > > >> > > >> 3. I agree that 'Encrypted home' is important if there are multiple > > >> users or one user with multiple roles on the machine. But must it be > > >> combined with encrypted disk and LVM? > > >> > > >> 4. I think creating the corresponding test-cases for the desktop > > >> installer needs more time, but modifying the alternate test-cases > > need > > >> not wait for the desktop ones to be ready for publishing. > > >> > > >> Best regards > > >> Nio > > >> > > > > > > > I also conisder that manual partitioning would be more important as I would want to employ that in production as a user more often than encryption because I don't want to lose my own data if I lose the key. -- Brendan Perrine <walteror...@gmail.com> -- 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
