Alpine Release Testing Checklist

Alpine Release Testing Checklist

Those tests should be run before an Alpine release.

CD Install

1. Boot from CDrom
2. login as root at the prompt

3. /sbin/setup-alpine

4. lbu commit usb

5. reboot

6. A successful boot up will show the hostname and will require the password set during setup-alpine
7. Install openssl for encryption

   apk add openssl

8. lbu commit -e usb

9. You should get an error saying an unencrypted apkpovl already exist. Use the -d option to replace it with the encrypted apkovl.

10. lbu commit -e -d usb

11. reboot

12. Password for apkovl should be prompted for upon boot up

Tested releases	Hardware used	Notes
alpine-1.10_rc3	Qemu
alpine-mini-1.10_rc3	Qemu	#279

USB Install

1. Boot from USB
2. login as root at the prompt

3. setup-alpine

4. lbu commit usb

5. reboot

6. A successful boot up will show the hostname and will require the password set during setup-alpine
7. Install openssl for encryption

   apk add openssl

8. lbu commit -e usb

9. You should get an error saying an unencrypted apkpovl already exist. Use the -d option to replace it with the encrypted apkovl.

10. lbu commit -e -d usb

11. reboot

12. Password for apkovl should be prompted for upon boot up

HDD Install

Standard

1. Boot from CDrom
2. login as root at the prompt

3. setup-alpine

4. setup-disk

5. reboot and remove the cdrom
6. verify that you boot from harddisk (Should say extlinux during boot)
7. verify it boots up properly and give you a login prompt

With raid

1. Boot from CDrom
2. login as root at the prompt

3. setup-alpine -r

4. setup-disk

5. reboot and remove the cdrom
6. verify that you boot from harddisk (Should say extlinux during boot)
7. verify it boots up properly and give you a login prompt