Alpine Release Testing Checklist
Alpine Release Testing Checklist
Those tests should be run before an Alpine release.
CD Install
- Boot from CDrom
- login as root at the prompt
/sbin/setup-alpine
lbu commit usb
reboot
- A successful boot up will show the hostname and will require the password set during setup-alpine
- Install openssl for encryption
apk add openssl
lbu commit -e usb
- You should get an error saying an unencrypted apkpovl already exist. Use the -d option to replace it with the encrypted apkovl.
lbu commit -e -d usb
reboot
- Password for apkovl should be prompted for upon boot up
Tested releases | Hardware used | Notes |
---|---|---|
alpine-1.10_rc3 | Qemu | |
alpine-1.10_rc3 | 1.7 ghz P4 - Asus P4SC - 512mb DDR-2100 | |
alpine-mini-1.10_rc3 | Qemu | #293 |
USB Install
- Boot from USB
- login as root at the prompt
setup-alpine
lbu commit usb
reboot
- A successful boot up will show the hostname and will require the password set during setup-alpine
- Install openssl for encryption
apk add openssl
lbu commit -e usb
- You should get an error saying an unencrypted apkpovl already exist. Use the -d option to replace it with the encrypted apkovl.
lbu commit -e -d usb
reboot
- Password for apkovl should be prompted for upon boot up
Tested releases | Hardware used | Issues |
---|---|---|
release here | hardware here | issues here |
HDD Install
Standard
- Boot from CDrom
- login as root at the prompt
setup-alpine
setup-disk
- reboot and remove the cdrom
- verify that you boot from harddisk (Should say extlinux during boot)
- verify it boots up properly and give you a login prompt
With raid
- Boot from CDrom
- login as root at the prompt
setup-alpine -r
setup-disk
- reboot and remove the cdrom
- verify that you boot from harddisk (Should say extlinux during boot)
- verify it boots up properly and give you a login prompt
Tested releases | Hardware used | Issues |
---|---|---|
release here | hardware here | issues here |