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[Sophie Gage <shipmate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the response Whisperity. But how do I run from the ISO
without booting from a live CD?

Thanks,

Sophie

>
> Hello Sophie, let me first thank you for your volunteering.
> 
> You can test the ISO by running the system from the ISO. Just like
> when you run Ubuntu, give it a hard day and search for errors, and
> report them so developers can get on the job to fix them. But there
> are some basic principles to keep:
> - testing in a virtualized environment is usually disregarded as such
> virtualization is always an emulated system without the full resources
> of a computer
> - running from Live CD mode is discouraged too as the livecd mode
> loads more/different stuff than a real install, but it is somewhere to
> start from
> - third-party tweaks (those kept when you upgrade your system) can
> alter the result and sometimes an error might only happen because of
> your tweak... results are more clear if we use the released ISO
> - _NEVER_ update your production laptop with valuable data on it to a
> testing system! beta is beta for a reason, you might end up losing all
> your files
> 
> Best regards,
> Whisperity.
> 
> 2012/4/11 Sophie Gage <shipmate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > I have a new Ubuntu laptop and would like to get involved with laptop
> > testing. I hope someone can help me with a question.
> >
> > How do I test an ISO? I can't see any documentation on this. Can I run
> > the tests using a live CD / live USB stick or do I need to install the
> > ISO to my hard drive? If I use the ISO to upgrade my laptop's Ubuntu
> > install, will test results be affected by any tweaks I might make to my
> > system? I haven't made any yet but may well mess around with graphics
> > drivers etc.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sophie
> >
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