Testing ISO

A handy checklist anyone can use for testing an ISO.

Here's a user-friendly guide to testing ISO images. Anyone can use this checklist to catch common issues and ensure a smooth experience for all users. While not comprehensive, it covers key points to check. Feel free to explore further based on your expertise. Remember, different users have different needs. Consider both newcomers and experienced users during testing.

Let's get started!

For any release​

• The given MD5SUM matches.

• ISO can be written to a USB, used to boot a system and install.

• Installer is easy to follow and works without any error message.

• After installation the system boots

• Start menu works, has search (type Gnoppix into the search bar)

• Can scan / print / use your peripherals?

• Sound over speakers? Make sure Volume isn't set to 0

• Bluetooth device connects, has high fidelity and headphone modes, you can hear the sound.

• Install your usual software and just make sure basic functionality works.

• Update works without any error messages?

• Plugging in a USB drive allows user to mount external USB drive and access files? (Installed/LiveCD)

• System can be put to sleep and woken, things still work after waking (display, keyboard, mouse, sound, network)

• Able to create and use samba shares via file manager (you must enable smb after installation)

• Anything that's been flaky in your experience (LVM, for instance)

Laptops​

• Multi-monitor display behaves properly with docking and undocking.

VMs​

This functionality might be affected by the settings of the VM.

• Copy and paste works from host to guest before install, while booted into the live ISO

• Copy and paste works after installation and rebooting the VM

Hint:

The command ‘file’ let you know if a image is bootable or not

output : gnoppix24_xfce.iso: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data (DOS/MBR boot sector) 'Gnoppix' (bootable)