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testing:xfce-test [2020/08/30 08:37] – [Installation] kevinbowentesting:xfce-test [2020/09/06 01:00] (current) – [Installation] kevinbowen
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   * Change to the repository directory and install the necessary components ( ''./xfce-test install'' )   * Change to the repository directory and install the necessary components ( ''./xfce-test install'' )
     * On Xubuntu 20.04, this will install the following packages and their dependencies, if they aren’t already present - xserver-xephyr, docker.io, xvfb, jq, and curl - which will download ~71Mb and require 351Mb of space     * On Xubuntu 20.04, this will install the following packages and their dependencies, if they aren’t already present - xserver-xephyr, docker.io, xvfb, jq, and curl - which will download ~71Mb and require 351Mb of space
-  * Download the docker container ( ''./xfce-test pull'' )+  * Download the docker container ( ''./xfce-test pull'' ):
     * If you are having permissions issues, take a look at the [[https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/|Post-installation steps for Linux]] and the instructions for running Docker as a non-root user.      * If you are having permissions issues, take a look at the [[https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/|Post-installation steps for Linux]] and the instructions for running Docker as a non-root user. 
     * This will download the Docker container part of schuellerf/xfce-test which is ~1.6Gb and require ~4.4Gb of space (as of May 2020).     * This will download the Docker container part of schuellerf/xfce-test which is ~1.6Gb and require ~4.4Gb of space (as of May 2020).
 +  * Download a different docker container branch:
 +    * List the available branches: ''sudo ./xfce-test list'' ( the list also available on [[https://hub.docker.com/r/schuellerf/xfce-test/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated|dockerhub]] )
 +    * Download the branch by its tag name: ''sudo TAG=[tag-name] ./xfce-test pull''
  
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 If all goes well, a graphical Xephyr window will open and a new desktop environment will be displayed. Additionally, the command line from where the xfce-test script was started will be placed in a directory on the running Docker instance. From here, you may run provided test scripts. If all goes well, a graphical Xephyr window will open and a new desktop environment will be displayed. Additionally, the command line from where the xfce-test script was started will be placed in a directory on the running Docker instance. From here, you may run provided test scripts.
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 +==== Running a Branch ====
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 +If you have downloaded a different docker container branch by its tag name, this is the command to run it: ''sudo TAG=[tag-name] ./xfce-test start''. You can find out which branches you have installed with ''sudo ./xfce-test list_local''.
  
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