Beta Objectives
The objectives of the Beta release are to:
- Publicly release installable media versions of a code complete test release: Beta is the last widely co-ordinated test release point in any given release cycle
- Finish testing Fedora 19 Features
- Identify as many F19PPCBlocker bugs as possible
Beta Release Requirements
In order to be released to the general public, a compose must meet all of the following criteria. This is intended to make the decision process as clear and straightforward as possible. Mostly met items are incomplete until they are met. Optional and nice to have items should not be included in this list.
There may be times where a requirement is unmet only in a particular configuration, such as with some keyboard layouts but not others, or if a particular character is used in a username, password or passphrase. In such cases, the release team should use their judgement and refer to precedent to determine whether or not the issue should be considered to block the release. They should consider the number of users likely to be affected by the issue, the severity of the case when the issue is encountered, and the ease or otherwise with which the issue can be avoided by both informed and uninformed users.
The term release-blocking desktops means all the desktop environments in which bugs are currently considered capable of blocking a Fedora release. The current set of release-blocking desktops for x86_64 is GNOME and KDE, and for aarch64 is GNOME. Note that bugs in desktops that are not part of this set which would infringe these criteria automatically qualify for freeze exception status, according to the freeze exception bug process.
The term release-blocking images means all the images in which bugs are currently considered capable of blocking a Fedora release. The current set of release-blocking images includes the images defined by the three Editions - Server, Workstation and IoT - in their product requirement documents and/or technical specifications, the Everything network install image, key Cloud images, and the KDE live image. The canonical list of release-blocking images for Fedora 42 is on this page.
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Process requirements | ||||
| 1 | All criteria fromF19AlphaPPC checklist must be met. | |||
| 2 | All bugs blocking the Beta tracker must be CLOSED. | |||
Initialization requirements | ||||
| 3 | All release-blocking images must boot in their supported configurations.
Supported media types
Release-blocking dedicated installer images must boot when written to virtual media of an appropriate size (if applicable). References
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DVD.iso works netinst.iso tested by dwa |
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Installer requirements | ||||
| 4 | When using the dedicated installer images, the installer must be able to use HTTP, FTP and NFS repositories as package sources.
NFS specific requirements
The installer can handle two different types of NFS repository. It can either contain a package tree, as with HTTP and FTP repositories, or it can contain the DVD ISO image of the same release as the installer. For Beta, only one of these types must work - if one works and the other doesn't, that is OK. Difference from Alpha
This criterion differs from the similar Alpha criterion in that it requires both HTTP and FTP repositories to work (Alpha requires only one or the other), and adds the requirement for NFS repositories to work. References
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* HTTP graphical install tested by dwa | ||
| 5 | It must be possible to install by booting the installation kernel directly (including via yaboot and grub2) and correctly specifying a remote source for the installer itself.
Remote source types
All remote source types required to work for package retrieval in the relevant criterion at the current milestone must work in this case too. Incomplete remote source
This must work even if the remote source is not a complete package repository but contains only the files necessary for the installer itself to run. In this case, to complete a full installation, a separate package repository would also have to be specified in some way. References
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| 6 | The installer must be able to use all available kickstart delivery methods.
'Available' defined by installer team
The intent of available is that the installer developers get to define the set of supported kickstart methods. Available kickstart delivery method means 'an argument to the ks= parameter which is backed by code in the installer'. These should be documented at Anaconda/Kickstart#Chapter_6._Making_the_Kickstart_File_Available References
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| 7 | When using the guided partitioning flow, the installer must be able to:
Cleanly install?
Cleanly install' means that Fedora must be installed to the empty space, and if specified a bootloader should be installed, but otherwise the disk should be left alone: the existing disk label and partitions must be untouched and no data may be lost. Guided partitioning
Guided partitioning refers to the path where the user allows the installer to handle partitioning, as opposed to custom or manual partitioning where the user has full control over the partitioning process. Disk configuration options?
Disk configuration options refers to choices such as encryption and volume/partition type. References
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hamzy | automatic partitioning with empty or partially empty disk works (Kick_) | |
| 8 | When using the custom partitioning flow, the installer must be able to:
Custom partitioning
Custom partitioning refers to the path where the user chooses to take full control over partitioning, as opposed to guided partitioning where the user allows the installer to handle partitioning. Re-using /home
The requirement "assign mount points to existing storage volumes" is considered to cover the common operation of re-using an existing /home partition without formatting it. For all other mount points, it is acceptable if re-use requires them to be re-formatted. References
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| 9 | * The installer must be able to detect and install to hardware or firmware RAID storage devices.
System-specific bugs
System-specific bugs don't necessarily constitute an infringement of this criterion. It is not unusual that support for some specific firmware RAID controller, for instance, might be broken. In the case of such system-specific bugs, whether the bug is considered to infringe the criterion will be a subjective decision based on the severity of the bug and how common the hardware in question is considered to be. See Blocker_Bug_FAQ for more discussion of this. References
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baude/hamzy/gustavold | requires special hardware | |
| 10 | The installer must be able to complete a scripted installation which duplicates the default interactive installation as closely as possible.
References
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Kick_ |
works fine with anaconda-ks.cfg from a previous install, just replace 'clearpart --none' with 'clearpart --linux' | |
| 11 | Any installation method or process designed to run unattended must do so. There should be no prompts requiring user intervention.
References
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| 12 | The rescue mode of the installer must be able to detect and mount any installation performed according to the applicable criteria, and provide a shell with access to utilities capable of performing typical recovery operations.
References
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Upgrade requirements | ||||
| 13 | For each one of the release-blocking package sets, it must be possible to successfully complete an upgrade from a fully updated installation of the previous stable Fedora release with that package set installed.
Release-blocking package sets
The release-blocking package sets are the minimal set, and the sets for each one of the release-blocking desktops. Recommended upgrade mechanisms
This criterion applies to the recommended upgrade mechanisms only. Upgraded system requirements
The upgraded system must meet all release criteria. References
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Post-install requirementsExcept where otherwise specified, each of these requirements applies to all supported configurations described above. | ||||
| 14 | A system installed without a graphical package set must boot to a working login prompt without any unintended user intervention, and all virtual consoles intended to provide a working login prompt must do so.
Difference from Alpha
This criterion differs from the similar Alpha criterion by requiring that a login prompt be present without user intervention, and that all virtual consoles provide login prompts: the Alpha criterion is satisfied even if only a single console provides a login prompt, and it is not the one presented to the user after boot. References
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| 15 | The installed system must be able to play back sound with gstreamer-based applications.
System-specific bugs
System-specific bugs don't usually constitute an infringement of this criterion. It is meant to cover bugs which completely prevent sound playback from working in any hardware configuration. See Blocker_Bug_FAQ for more discussion of this. References
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| 16 | No part of any release-blocking desktop's panel (or equivalent) configuration may crash on startup or be entirely non-functional.
References
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baude | ||
| 17 | Automatic mounting of removable/virtual media on insertion must work in release-blocking desktops.
Removable media
This criterion applies to optical discs, USB storage devices and hotpluggable eSATA hard disks, and any other similar devices that are supported. References
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| 18 | Release-blocking desktops must notify the user of available updates, but must not do so when running as a live image.
References
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| 19 | All release-blocking desktops' offered mechanisms (if any) for shutting down, logging out and rebooting must work.
Work?
Similar to the Alpha criterion for shutting down, shutdown and reboot mechanisms must take storage volumes down cleanly and correctly request a shutdown or reboot from the system firmware. Logging out must return the user to the environment from which they logged in, working as expected. References
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Beta Blocker Bugs
A bug is considered a Beta blocker bug if any of the following criteria are met:
- A bug in a Critical Path package that:
- Cannot be fixed with a future stable update
- Has a severity rating of high or greater and no reasonable workaround (see definition of severity and priority)
- Bug hinders execution of required Beta test plans or dramatically reduces test coverage
- Bug relates to an unmet Beta Release Requirement
A Fedora Change being incomplete, in and of itself, does not constitute a blocker bug. The Change process is separate from this process. Changes are required to meet certain standards at certain points of the release cycle, but this is part of the Change process and managed, tracked and enforced separately from this process. However, if a proposed feature being incomplete causes any of the above criteria to be met, then the bug is a release blocker.
Contingency Plan
- If all of the Beta Release Requirements are not met by 20:00 UTC on Wednesday the week prior to release day, the release will be delayed by one week so that the Beta Release Requirements can be met.
- One week will be added to all remaining tasks in the release schedule, including the final release date.
- This decision will be made at the Go/No-Go Meeting.
Confirming Beta Requirements
QA has the responsibility of determining whether the criteria for the release has been met (as outlined above) through discussion with Development and Release Engineering. QA's findings will be reviewed and discussed at the Go/No-Go Meeting.
Key
See the table below for a sample format for test results. All test results are posted using the format specified Template:Result.
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| Test Result | Explanation | Code Entered |
| Untested - This test has not been run, and is available for anyone to contribute feedback. | {{result|none}}
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| robatino |
Passed - The test has been run and the tester determine the test met the expected results | {{result|pass|robatino}}
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| Inprogress - An inprogress result is often used for tests that take a long time to execute. Inprogress results should be temporary and change to pass, fail or warn. | {{result|inprogress|adamwill}}
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| Failed - Indicates a failed test. A link to a bug must be provided. See Template:Result for details on providing bug information. | {{result|fail|jlaska|XYZ|ZXY}}
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| [1] | Warning - This test completed and met the expected results of the test, but other issues were encountered during testing that warrant attention.
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{{result|warn|rhe}} <ref>Brief description about the warning status</ref>
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| Multiple results - More people can easily provide results to a single test case. | {{result|pass|newgle1}} {{result|warn|kparal}}
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