Yeah, the install procedure it time consuming. I could spend all night
testing that and not be able to really get into the meat of the OS.

At least I don't have to re-install to get the updates.


On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 3:24 AM, Joel Pickett <[email protected]> wrote:

> At this stage you'd be better off just apt updating. The amount that the
> installer is going to change will/should be minimal. There's always a need
> to test the install procedure, though most people don't have that kind of
> time to do that type of rigorous testing.
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Istimsak Abdulbasir <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> Thanks phillW. This bit of information was needed.
>> On Apr 20, 2013 5:08 PM, "Phill Whiteside" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Vince,
>>>
>>> The iso image is only needed if you are re-installing a system. Back in
>>> days of old, I took a test area of 10.04 all the way from 1st iso release
>>> (pre-alpha) all the way to final release. However, as iso testing is to
>>> test if the iso actually installs, having the most up to date iso is needed
>>> for such testing.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>>
>>> On 20 April 2013 21:04, Vince Manapat <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Phill,
>>>>
>>>> Can you clarify exactly when a new iso image is required and when just
>>>> using apt-updates is sufficient for testing?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Istimsak,
>>>>>
>>>>> if you install the system, just keeping it updated (e.g. using apt)
>>>>> will take you all the way to 'final release' without the need of a
>>>>> re-install.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Phill.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 20 April 2013 20:01, Istimsak Abdulbasir <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I use testdrive to update an RC image downloaded from the QA iso
>>>>>> tracker. If i were to install this beta image and still keep it up to 
>>>>>> date
>>>>>> with developer modifications, can I use apt or must I have to reinstall 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> image?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Istimsak abdulbasir
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