TestDrive – Test Drive an Ubuntu ISO in a Virtual Machine
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Install TestDrive in Ubuntu Lucid/Karmic
Open the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:testdrive/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install testdrive
For Other ubuntu users
First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file open terminal and run the following commands
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
For Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) users add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/testdrive/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/testdrive/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
For Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) users add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/testdrive/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/testdrive/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
Save and exit the file
Add gpg key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 4D1BAE55
Update source list
sudo apt-get update
Install test drive
sudo apt-get install testdrive
Then you can either run testdrive from the command line, or use the menu, Applications -> System Tools -> Testdrive.
Then, a menu will pop up, with a menu of Lucid daily images. If you have previously downloaded any of these, you should see a time stamp of the cached file. If you run testdrive everyday, your cache will stay up-to-date, and the incremental download will be much faster!
Select one of the offered ISOs, or enter a URL to another one of your choosing, and you should be off and running.
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Trying to install on Ubuntu 9.10 64bit gains: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
testdrive: Depends: cpu-checker but it is not installable
E: Broken packages
Yet to find resolution.
Same..
sudo apt-get install testdrive
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
testdrive: Depends: cpu-checker but it is not installable
E: Broken packages
I installed it but when VirtualBox runs, I get the initial ubuntu splash then juss a black screen with a cursor