Ubuntu Friendly programme and Kubuntu

Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa ildefonso.camargo at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 13:11:50 UTC 2011


Hi!

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Alvin <info at alvin.be> wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 November 2011 16:43:27 Daniel Manrique wrote:
>> Hello dear Kubuntuers!
>>
>> [...]
>> http://friendly.ubuntu.com/
>>
>> The website contains instructions on how to run the test client and submit
>> results; the test client is included in Ubuntu by default.
>>
>> Our efforts have mainly been focused on Ubuntu, so while we have done some
>> work to enable Kubuntu users to run the tests (install checkbox-gtk and
>> gstreamer0.10-gconf), we are not too sure on how real Kubuntu users
>> perceive the whole Ubuntu Friendly experience: from client installation to
>> running the test suite, to submitting results and querying the webpage.
>>
>> Thus we'd like to request your valuable help in ensuring that Ubuntu
>> Friendly is equally comfortable for Kubuntu users.
>> [...]
>
> I'm happy that Canonical asks Kubuntu users to join this initiative. You
> should do things like this more often.
>
> In this case, we'll need a bit more instructions.
> - From the site: "It is in Ubuntu by default. Just search by Ubuntu Friendly
> or System Testing in the Dash".
>  In Kubuntu, it's not installed by default. Let's use the command line to
> find it:
>  ~$ aptitude search friendly
>  i   friendly-recovery            - Make recovery more user-friendly
> That's probably not the right package.
>
> So, my humble suggestion would be: put the name of the needed package on that
> site.

The package is checkbox-gtk , and the program's name (to find using
Kickoff) would be "System Testing"... but yes, you are right: the
instructions on the site are clearly aimed at Unity users.




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