VM images of Xfce Git master for KVM and XEN now available

[Olivier Fourdan]

Hi Maurizio

That's very cool, thank you!

Olivier


On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 at 21:00, Maurizio Galli <mauriziogalli at opensuse.org>
wrote:

> Dear Xfce people,
>
> Today we (openSUSE Xfce Team) introduced a new and simpler way to use
> Xfce Git master builds by using qcow2 images for KVM & XEN , we created
> with the use of Open Build Service (OBS), Kiwi and Virtualization
> combined.
>
> The build process is based on our Git development repo aka RAT.
> Package building and image building are fully automated and updates
> happen on a regular basis. The final results are qcow2 disk images with
> Xfce's latest code on top of openSUSE's rolling release Tumbleweed[2][3].
>
> Currently there are two sets of qcow2 images for KVM & Xen:
> a) The openSUSE version provides the default experience Tumbleweed and
> Leap users are familiar with, which includes all the openSUSE branding,
> look & feel and settings.
>
> b) More relevant for Xfce devs, is the "vanilla" disk image that ships
> Xfce completely unmodified from Git sources and without any openSUSE
> settings and visual tweaks. This gives Xfce devs (and testers alike)
> who want to build and test software inside a complete Xfce environment,
> a convenient way to do so.
>
> Downloads:
> openSUSE version:
> https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce:/rat:/images/images/
>
> Upstream version:
>
> https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce:/rat:/images:/upstream/images/
>
> Usage:
> We suggest using virt-manager and the simplified steps are:
> 1. Download either of the qcow2 images linked above
> 2. Import the downloaded qcow2 image in virt-manager
> 3. Boot the imported image and follow the "first-time boot" wizard
> until the setup is complete 4. Have a lot of fun!
>
> You can find more detailed information and guide on how to use these
> images in the dedicated wiki page at
> https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Xfce/Images
>
> I hope you find this project useful and feel free to contact me for more
> details.
>
> Cheers,
> Maurizio (m4u9)
>
> [1]
>
> https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/xfce@lists.opensuse.org/message/KJPYMHFFG2KW7R6AJWZMATI6OCNGXQ7R/
> [2]
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:xfce:rat:images/tumbleweed-xfce-rat-openSUSE
> [3]
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:xfce:rat:images:upstream/tumbleweed-xfce-rat-upstream
>
> --
> Maurizio Galli (m4u9)
> Xfce Team
> https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Xfce
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