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Testing OS installation and Post Installation
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= Overview =

Testing the operating system after first release cycle (for testers) is an important phase in the development that no project which produces a complex software wont go through this phase. The testing phase contains alot of steps which varies and depend on the project you are testing.

= Testing the operating system before installation =

== Installation Medium ==

This is depend on what operating system is supporting, for Whonix and Kicksecure we have:

=== ISO, Libvirt, OVA, Qubes ===

* KVM: .libvirt image and .iso installation for KVM (Only on GNU/Linux, preferably to be tested on Debian host and another common host used by user which is using latest KVM version e.g Arch or Fedora or NixOS..etc).

* Virtualbox: .ova images and .iso installation for Virtualbox (Priority for Windows users with latest windows version and latest virtualbox version. Then after that for GNU/Linux users (Latest virtualbox version e.g from virtualbox repository on debian or any similar scenario).

* Qubes: From Qubes repository and .iso in HVM (in case of Kicksecure).

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