Post-Installation Tests in Ubuntu Desktop amd64 in Noble Beta (archived)

Login as the user you created, or ensure that you are auto-logged in as the user created during setup if you checked the auto-login option

The new user's desktop is presented

Execute the following commands on the command line:

lsb_release -rd

Both the description and the release presented matches the version of Ubuntu you installed

arch

The result correctly lists the architecture of the installation you installed. For example, x86_64 for 64-bit x86 machine.

sudo sfdisk -l

The partition scheme displayed matches the partition scheme you chose during installation

sudo apt-get update

Apt hits each of the package mirrors and updates all of them without error

Launch 'software-updater' (update-manager if launched via the terminal) and install any updates presented

The updates are downloaded and installed without error

Launch 'firefox' and navigate to http://www.ubuntu.com

The ubuntu homepage is loaded and displays properly

Launch 'Date & Time' settings menu and note the timezone information and local time and date

The timezone, date and time should match the settings you selected during installation

If you installed a non-english version of Ubuntu, note the language used on the desktop

The desktop should be localized into your language, or it should have prompted you upon initial login to install the missing components for your language

After installing a system, follow the two test cases here to test the GNOME suite of applications:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/TestPlans/gjs

This test case is primarily useful when there have been updates to gjs, but is still worthy of testing on every release.

If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.