[Server-devel] [UKids] Enthusiasm for a Centos School Server is wonderful

[George Hunt]

And testing is going to be a lot rough at first. I started using Tim's
suggestion to build up an automated server from
https://github.com/XSCE/xsce-tests. But when it didn't work, I discovered
that I was using an XO1.5, and the code had been written for an XO1, but
the documentation didn't indicate anything about the hardware platform.

In any case, if you clone https://github.com/XSCE/xsce-tests, you don't
need to go through all the process of making a stick, and loading it on a
XO1 using tiny core linux. The useful scripts are in the /testing folder.
You can use git directly on an XO to fetch them.

And then the scripts themselves will need to be modified I think, based
upon which server mode you are testing (appliance, lan-controller, or
gateway).  An appliance exists on an infrastructure which already has
gateway, dhcp, dns, etc). A lan-controller is sufficient to itself, and
gateway is a lan-controller plus. Obviously not all test are appropriate in
every mode.

I will be the guinea pig, and start testing my rpi2 installation, and share
with you all the trials and tribulations. For that purpose I have created a
public spread sheet, (now mostly empty) which I will use to document my
testing progress. I invite everyone to contribute and tweak that page, and
maybe collectively, we can make it a snapshot of what works and doesn't.

This new publicly writeable sheet (with this link) is at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Y07kuAiHyMGJNQLydgo7GbuHShu_F5BQWA3egt_1PU/edit?usp=sharing

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com> wrote:

> and, of course, each application needs testing for functionality apart
> from did it install and does it run.
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> *From:* Danishka Navin [mailto:danishka at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:24 PM
> *To:* Tim Moody
> *Cc:* Adam Holt; unleashkids at googlegroups.com; xsce-devel; server-devel
> *Subject:* Re: [UKids] Enthusiasm for a Centos School Server is wonderful
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> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com> wrote:
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> At this time, and subject to testing, xsce can be installed on Fedora 18
> (for XOs), 20, and 21 and on Centos.  Any and all of these needs testing.
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> Keep in mind that xsce is not necessarily bundled with one of these OS in
> that you can install the os and then runansible or one of the other setup
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> However, to make life easier, George has images and an installer that you
> just stuff onto a machine and have a working xsce.  Similarly Jerry has an
> iso that already has all the needed rpms and other installables and will
> give a livecd style ready to go xsce.
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> However, you also need to keep in mind that if you install from an image
> or an iso you are getting a particular os and a snapshot of xsce.
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> If you want to roll your own, you can first install an OS.
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> I use what's on XO-4 for F18, minimal for F20, and as Danishka mentions
> Server Edition for 21.  I haven't tried Centos.
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> Finally, please also keep in mind that all of these things have happened
> since the last release (5.1) of xsce so are a work in progress, which is
> exactly why a lot of testing is needed.
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> Tim,
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> Do we have list items to be test? test case?
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