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Alternate Manual Partitioning (d-i/debian-installer package)

Manual tests

Debian-Installer Whole Drive

Case ID: dmi-001

1. Boot the alternate image from a CD or USB Key

2. Select a language for the menu and press Enter

3. Select Install Ubuntu and press Enter

4. Select a location for the install and press Enter

5. Select the origin of the keyboard and press Enter The default for you location and language should already be selected.

6. Select the layout you wish to use on the keyboard and press Enter The default for you location and language should already be selected.

7. Add a hostname for the machine and press Enter

8. Type in your name and press Enter

9. Add a username and press Enter

10. Add a password and press Enter

11. Confirm your password and press Enter. If you entered a weak password, confirm that you want to keep it or select no and enter a stronger one.

12. Select No for encrypted home directory and press Enter

13. Input http proxy info or press Enter

14. Verify that the pre-selected time zone is correct or select your time zone

15. Select Manual and press Enter

16. Select pri/log "drive size" FREE SPACE and press Enter

17. Select Create a new partition and press Enter

18. Change the size to 1 GB and press Enter

19. Select Primary and press Enter

20. Select Beginning and press Enter

21. Select Use as: line and press Enter

22. Select swap area and press Enter

23. Select Done setting up the partition and press Enter

24. Select pri/log "drive size" FREE SPACE and press Enter

25. Select Create a new partition and press Enter

26. Verify that the specified size is set to the maximum size for this partition and press Enter

27. Select Logical and press Enter

28. Verify that Use as is set to ext4, if not change the partition type to ext4

29. Verify that Mount point is set to /, if not change the partition type to /

30. Select Done setting up the partition and press Enter

31. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk and press Enter

32. Select Yes to accept the changes and press Enter

33. Wait for a while The install may seem like it has locked at a percentage but is actually working in the background. You can check and see if it is working by switching to tty3 (alt + f4).

34. Select Yes to install grub boot loader to master boot record and press Enter

35. Select Yes to setting your clock to utc and press Enter

36. Remove the cd and press Enter

37. This will then reboot the machine log in and check the desktop is installed
38. Allow the machine to reboot, login and check the system installed correctly.

39. Run the post-installation tests

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