GNOME Session test plan

Below are the test cases that should be run when gnome-session is updated to new major releases in the development version of Ubuntu. These should also be run for all gnome-session Stable Release Updates.

Test case 1

  1. Install the update

  2. Log-out or reboot

  3. Log-in to Ubuntu Desktop

  4. Verify that the desktop loads correctly, with no errors

  5. Log-out

  6. Verify that you returned to the log-in screen correctly

Test case 2

  1. Install the update

  2. Log-out or reboot

  3. Log-in to Ubuntu Desktop

  4. Open a web browser

  5. Playback some video

  6. Verify that the screen doesn’t lock, dim, nor blank

What could go wrong

gnome-session is the session manager for the GNOME desktop, included by default in Ubuntu Desktop and Edubuntu.

If there are bugs in gnome-session, in the worst case the user may be unable to log-in graphically.

gnome-session is part of GNOME Core and is included in the GNOME micro release exception

https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/SRU/reference/exception-GNOME-Updates/