Testing the scubuntu base desktop

To test the scubuntu base desktop, there are a number of things to do.

Check the metapackage

On a pristine Ubuntu system, install scubuntu-base-desktop, and confirm that all the dependencies, as described in Profiles/BaseSpec, are installed.

Also check that all the "optional" packages listed in Profiles/BaseSpec are recommended.

Check individual packages

For each of the packages listed in Profiles/BaseSpec, confirm:

• that they start up correctly
• that they function correctly (automated test suites are ideal, else just a few manual tests)
• that they can save to disk
• that they exit cleanly

Completeness

Evaluate the base desktop system in terms of completeness - if there is missing functionality (remembering that it is a base scientific desktop, without domain specific packages), report a bug on launchpad.