Test Results:Fedora 42 Rawhide 20241114.n.0 Installation

This page records Installation validation testing test results for the Fedora 42 20241114.n.0 nightly compose.

Which tests to run

Test coverage page
This page provides information about test coverage for the tests on this page across all the composes for the current release: it can help you see which test cases most need to be run.

Tests with a Milestone of Basic, Beta or Final are the most important. Optional tests are less so, but still useful to run. The milestone indicates that for that milestone release or a later one to be approved for release, the test must have been run against the release candidate build (so at Beta, all Basic and Beta tests must have been run, for instance). However, it is important to run the tests for all milestones as early and often as possible. Please refer to the test coverage page linked above and try to find and run tests which have not been run at all, or not run recently, for the current release.

How to test

1. Download one or more media for testing:

Image	aarch64	ppc64le	s390x	x86_64
Everything boot	Download	Download	Download	Download
Workstation live				Download
Server dvd	Download	Download	Download	Download
Server boot	Download	Download	Download	Download
Cloud_Base raw-xz	Download			Download
Cloud_Base vhd-compressed	Download			Download
Cloud_Base tar-gz	Download			Download
Cloud_Base qcow2	Download	Download		Download
Cloud_Base vagrant-libvirt	Download			Download
Cloud_Base vagrant-virtualbox				Download
KDE live				Download
Xfce live				Download
SoaS live				Download
LXDE live				Download
Cloud_Base_UKI qcow2	Download			Download
Container_Minimal_Base docker	Download	Download	Download	Download
Container_Base docker	Download	Download	Download	Download
Container_Toolbox docker	Download	Download	Download	Download
Kinoite ociarchive	Download			Download
Kinoite dvd-ostree	Download	Download		Download
Python_Classroom vagrant-libvirt				Download
Python_Classroom vagrant-virtualbox				Download
Scientific vagrant-libvirt				Download
Scientific vagrant-virtualbox				Download
Games live				Download
Jam_KDE live				Download
Python_Classroom live				Download
Robotics live				Download
Security live				Download
Onyx ociarchive				Download
Onyx dvd-ostree				Download
Sericea ociarchive	Download			Download
Sericea dvd-ostree				Download
Server_KVM qcow2	Download	Download		Download
Silverblue ociarchive	Download			Download
Silverblue dvd-ostree	Download	Download		Download
KDE_Mobile live	Download			Download
MiracleWM live	Download			Download
LXQt live				Download
Sway live				Download
i3 live				Download
Workstation raw-xz	Download
Server raw-xz	Download
KDE raw-xz	Download
Minimal raw-xz	Download
Xfce raw-xz	Download
SoaS raw-xz	Download
Python_Classroom raw-xz	Download
KDE_Mobile raw-xz	Download
LXQt raw-xz	Download
MiracleWM raw-xz	Download

2. Perform one or more of the test cases and add your results to the table below

• You can submit results by editing the page directly, or by using relval, with the relval report-results command. It provides a simple text interface for reporting test results.

3. If a test fails, file a bug report. You may propose the bug as a release blocker or freeze exception bug for the appropriate release - see blocker bug process and freeze exception bug process.

Some tests must be run against particular Products or images - for example, the #Default boot and install tests. If no particular product or image is specified either in this page or the test case page, you can use any appropriate image. For example, you can run most of the #General Tests with the Workstation live image, or either of the Server install images.

If you notice a problem during a test which does not constitute a complete failure of the test, you should still file a bug report, but it may not be appropriate to propose it as a release blocker bug. Use your judgment in deciding this, with reference to the Fedora_Release_Criteria, which these tests are intended to verify. If you are unsure, err on the side of proposing the bug as a blocker.

Don't install updates
Don't install updates before performing any of the tests, as when you are testing pre-releases, available updates are not part of the proposed released package set.

Virtual machine testing
In most cases, testing in a virtual machine is OK. You can test UEFI (including SecureBoot) in VMs as well.

Results summary page

The Test Results:Fedora 42 Rawhide 20241114.n.0 Summary page contains the results from this page and all the other validation pages for the same compose listed together to provide an overview.

Add, Modify or Remove a Test Case

1. Please request review for your changes by publishing your test case for review to the test mailing list and/or the appropriate working group mailing list (e.g. server, cloud, or desktop).
2. Once reviewed, make your changes to any current documents that use the template (e.g. Test_Results:Current_Installation_Test).
3. Lastly, update Template:Installation_test_matrix with the same changes.

Key

See the table below for a sample format for test results. All test results are posted using the result template.

Test Result	Explanation	Code Entered
none	Untested - This test has not been run, and is available for anyone to contribute feedback.	{{result|none}}
pass robatino	Passed - The test has been run and the tester determine the test met the expected results	{{result|pass|robatino}}
inprogress adamwill	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}}
fail jlaska	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}}
warn rhe	Warning - This test completed and met the expected results of the test, but other issues were encountered during testing that warrant attention.	{{result|warn|rhe}} <ref>Brief description about the warning status</ref>
pass hongqing warn kparal	Multiple results - More people can easily provide results to a single test case.	{{result|pass|hongqing}} {{result|warn|kparal}}
fail pboy	Failed - Same issue with LVM again	{{result|fail|pboy|2246871|2244305}}
pass previous <build> run	Result from previous test run - This test result is directly moved from the test run of previous <build>.	{{result|pass|previous <build> run}}
	Unsupported - An unsupported test or configuration. No testing is required.

Test Matrix

Please click [show] in each table to view the tests of each media installation, and click [edit] to post your test results using the syntax in Key Section.

Image sanity

Details
The result column titles are variants in Pungi/productmd parlance. For each variant, the checksums for all images in that variant can be checked; the maximum size for all images in that variant which have a maximum size can be checked; and repoclosure and fileconflicts can be checked for any DVD image in that variant. Any failure for any tested image should be filed as a bug and reported as a failure here. Please provide the bug ID and a short note of exactly which image(s) failed as a comment.

Milestone	Test Case	Everything	Server	Workstation	Cloud	Spins	Container	Labs
Basic / Final	QA:Testcase_Mediakit_Checksums	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_Mediakit_ISO_Size	fail coconut	fail coconut	pass coconut	pass coconut	fail coconut	fail coconut	fail coconut
Final	QA:Testcase_Mediakit_Repoclosure		pass coconut
Final	QA:Testcase_Mediakit_FileConflicts		pass coconut

Default boot and install (x86_64)

Single test table
In all of these tests, the test case used is QA:Testcase_Boot_default_install. That is where the links point. The same test needs to be run for multiple images, target platforms, and install media. Note that the non-installer-based AArch64 disk images are covered by the later #AArch64 disk images section. The VM columns are for results from testing in a virtual machine. The CD/DVD columns are for results from testing on a real system with the image written to a real CD or DVD. The USB columns are for results from testing on a real system with the image written to a USB stick.

Expected coverage
For Beta, we expect a reasonable sampling of tests across the table, with at least some testing for VM and USB boot method, both firmware types, and each major class of deliverable (netinst, live and DVD). For Final, we expect full coverage for Basic / Final rows with VM and USB boot method. Optical boot testing from physical media in Final is optional (but blocking if issues are found) for supported images.

Milestone	Image	VM BIOS	VM UEFI	USB BIOS	USB UEFI	CD/DVD BIOS (Optional)	CD/DVD UEFI (Optional)
Basic / Final	Workstation live	pass coconut	none	none	none	none	none
Basic / Final	Everything netinst	pass coconut	pass coconut	none	none	none	none
Basic / Final	Server netinst	pass coconut	pass coconut	none	none	none	none
Basic / Final	Server dvd	pass coconut	pass coconut	none	none	none	none
Basic / Final	KDE live	pass coconut	pass coconut	none	none	none	none
Optional	Silverblue dvd-ostree	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	Kinoite dvd-ostree	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	Xfce live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	LXDE live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	LXQt live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	MATE live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	Cinnamon live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	SoaS live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	Budgie live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	i3 live	none	pass coconut	none	none	none	none
Optional	Sway live	none	none	none	none	none	none
Optional	MiracleWM live	none	none	none	none	none	none

Default boot and install (aarch64)

Single test table
In all of these tests, the test case used is QA:Testcase_Boot_default_install. That is where the links point. The same test needs to be run for multiple targets. Note that the non-installer-based disk images are covered by the later #AArch64 disk images section. The VM UEFI column is for results from testing in a virtual machine. The USB UEFI column is for results from testing on a real system with the image written to a USB stick.

Expected coverage
For Beta, we expect full coverage of the VM UEFI tests, and at least one USB UEFI test. For Final, we expect full coverage.

Milestone	Image	VM UEFI	USB UEFI
Basic / Final	Server netinst	none	none
Basic / Final	Server dvd	none	none

Fedora Media Writer

Milestone	Test Case	Fedora 40	Fedora 41	Fedora 42	Flathub	Windows 10	Windows 11	macOS
Beta / Optional	QA:Testcase_USB_fmw	none	none	none	none	none	none	none

AArch64 disk images

Single test table
In all of these tests, the test case used is QA:Testcase_arm_image_deployment. That is where the links point. The same test needs to be run for multiple images and target platforms.

Milestone	Image	aarch64 VM	aarch64 HW
Basic	Minimal	pass coconut	none
Basic / Optional	Workstation	none	none
Basic / Optional	Server	pass coconut	none
Basic / Optional	KDE	none	none
Optional	Xfce	none	none
Optional	SoaS	none	none

PXE boot

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64	aarch64
Beta	QA:Testcase_Boot_Methods_Pxeboot	pass coconut	none

Virtualization

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64 BIOS	x86_64 UEFI	aarch64
Basic	QA:Testcase_Install_to_Previous_KVM	none	none	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_Install_to_Current_KVM	none	none	none
Optional	QA:Testcase_Boot_Methods_Xen_Para_Virt	none	none	none

Milestone	Test Case	Linux host	Windows host	macOS host
Optional	QA:Testcase_Install_to_VirtualBox	none	none	none
Optional	QA:Testcase_Install_to_VMware	none	none	none

Storage devices

Guided storage configuration

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64 BIOS	x86_64 UEFI	aarch64
Basic	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_empty	pass coconut	pass coconut	none
Basic	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_delete_all	pass coconut	pass coconut	none
Basic	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_multi_select	none	pass coconut	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_delete_partial	pass coconut	none	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_free_space	pass coconut	pass coconut	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_encrypted	pass coconut	pass coconut	none
Beta	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_multi_empty_all	pass coconut	pass coconut	none

Guided storage shrinking

Environments
For this test, the column headings refer to the storage volume type to be shrunk, not the one chosen to replace it for the new installation.

Milestone	Test Case	ext4	NTFS
Final	QA:Testcase_partitioning_guided_shrink	none	pass coconut

Custom storage configuration

Advanced custom storage configuration

User interface

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64 BIOS	x86_64 UEFI
Basic / Final	QA:Testcase_Anaconda_User_Interface_Basic_Video_Driver (Workstation Live)	none	none
Basic / Final	QA:Testcase_Anaconda_User_Interface_Basic_Video_Driver (KDE Live)	none	none

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64	aarch64
Beta	QA:Testcase_Anaconda_User_Interface_serial_console	pass coconut	none

Installation repositories

Package sets

Milestone	Test Case	Result
Beta	QA:Testcase_Package_Sets_Minimal_Package_Install	pass coconut
Optional	QA:Testcase_Package_Sets_KDE_Package_Install	none

Kickstart

Upgrade

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64 BIOS	x86_64 UEFI	aarch64
Beta	QA:Testcase_upgrade_dnf_current_any	pass coconut	pass coconut	pass coconut
Beta	QA:Testcase_upgrade_dnf_previous_any	pass coconut	pass coconut	pass coconut

Internationalization and Localization

Miscellaneous

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64	aarch64
Basic	QA:Testcase_Anaconda_user_creation	pass coconut	pass coconut

Milestone	Test Case	x86_64 BIOS	x86_64 UEFI	aarch64
Beta	QA:Testcase_Anaconda_rescue_mode	pass coconut	pass coconut	none
Final	QA:Testcase_dualboot_with_windows (Windows 10)	none	none
Final	QA:Testcase_dualboot_with_windows (Windows 11)		none
Final	QA:Testcase_dualboot_with_macOS		none
Optional	QA:Testcase_Install_Image_Boot_Local	none