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[Walter Lapchynski <wxl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd say if Ubuntu in general considers it an edge case, it probably is.

@wxl
Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
On Mar 4, 2015 8:54 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> I want to add:
>
> 1. I really think we should have a test-case for 'Encrypted LVM'
>
> 2. I can think of situations, when 'Encrypted home' is a better
> alternative. We can add such a test-case, if the Lubuntu users think it
> is important.
>
> As it is now, these two test-cases would be independent, because it does
> no longer work with them in combination. If it is important, we can ask
> the developers to fix the bug(s) so that the original alternate
> test-case works again.
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2015-03-04 17:24, Nio Wiklund skrev:
> > Hi Walter,
> >
> > Encrypted LVM is *the* test-case in all other Ubuntu flavours including
> > Ubuntu server. I really think we should test it, not only LVM.
> > 'Encrypted disk' is implemented via LVM.
> >
> > Lubuntu is a special case with 'encrypted LVM', and inside it 'encrypted
> > home'. What I suggest is to remove 'encrypted home' from the test-case.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Nio
> >
> > Den 2015-03-04 17:15, Walter Lapchynski skrev:
> >> I agree there's no reason to wait for desktop to implement the change to
> >> alternate.  I do, however want to emphasize that encryption is more
> >> valuable to the average user than LVM.  Maybe we should separate these
> >> testcases for now? Then at some point in the future, we could create a
> >> combined one.  Or is encrypted LVM a really unique case?
> >>
> >> @wxl
> >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
> >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
> >> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
> >>
> >> On Mar 4, 2015 8:05 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     Den 2015-03-04 14:38, Lars Noodén skrev:
> >>     > On 04.03.2015 14:50, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> >>     >> Hi Walter, Lars, Phill and all other Lubuntu users
> >>     >>
> >>     >> I think we have a working alternative, that should be rather
> easy to
> >>     >> implement for the Alternate Install (Encryption) test-cases (for
> the
> >>     >> i386 as well as the amd64 iso files).
> >>     >>
> >>     >> @ Walter and Lars: Can we agree to modify the (alternate)
> test-cases?
> >>     >>
> >>     >> @ Lars: ... and when agreed, will you edit the alternate
> test-cases?
> >>     >>
> >>     >> @ Walter and Lars: The next step will be to design corresponding
> >>     >> test-cases for the Lubuntu desktop iso files.
> >>     >
> >>     > Hi,
> >>     >
> >>     > I can try modifying the Alternate encryption case, if someone can
> >>     remind
> >>     > me of the URL to the right guide to do that, when the time
> comes.  The
> >>     > hard part is not the HTML but dealing with bazaar and then
> >>     following the
> >>     > right procedure for a pull.  Would that be for 15.04 or for 15.10?
> >>     >
> >>     >
> >>
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-testcase/ubuntu-manual-tests/trunk/files/head:/testcases/image/
> >>     <
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-testcase/ubuntu-manual-tests/trunk/files/head:/testcases/image/
> >
> >>     >
> >>     > For 16.04, it would be best if the installers handled encryption
> >>     > properly so that workarounds like dropping to the shell are not
> needed
> >>     > for full disk encryption.
> >>     >
> >>     >> ...
> >>     >> @ everybody:
> >>     >>
> >>     >> Skipping 'encrypted home inside encrypted disk with LVM' makes
> things
> >>     >> much easier to get working. ...
> >>     >
> >>     > Encrypted home is probably important if there are multiple users
> >>     or one
> >>     > user with multiple roles on the machine.  For the full hard disk
> >>     > encryption I see a main use-case as being work laptops that
> travel and
> >>     > thus at risk of being lost or stolen.
> >>     >
> >>     > Regards,
> >>     > /Lars
> >>     >
> >>
> >>     Hi Lars,
> >>
> >>     1. I hope we can agree very soon about the alternate encryption
> >>     test-cases, and do it for 15.04, but I can fully understand, that
> Walter
> >>     or some other important persons may want to wait and think twice
> before
> >>     changing these test-cases.
> >>
> >>     2. What I suggested today does not imply any dropping to a shell.
> >>     Without encrypted home the alternate test-cases will be smooth. But
> I'm
> >>     waiting for someone (you, Lars?) to verify my test results.
> >>
> >>     3. I agree that 'Encrypted home' is important if there are multiple
> >>     users or one user with multiple roles on the machine. But must it be
> >>     combined with encrypted disk and LVM?
> >>
> >>     4. I think creating the corresponding test-cases for the desktop
> >>     installer needs more time, but modifying the alternate test-cases
> need
> >>     not wait for the desktop ones to be ready for publishing.
> >>
> >>     Best regards
> >>     Nio
> >>
> >
>
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