NAME

       testdrive - Test Drive the current Ubuntu Development Snapshot in a VM

SYNOPSIS

       testdrive [-d] [-f FILE] [-l FLAVOR] [-r RELEASE] [-u URL] [-v|--version]

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       -f CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
              user configuration file (overriding default values

       -v, --version
              print version and system data, and exit

       -u URL, --url=URL
              get ISO image from this URL location

       -d, --desktop
              try to launch usb-creator for further testing

       -r RELEASE, --release=RELEASE
              hardcode Ubuntu RELEASE codename

       -l FLAVOR, --flavor=FLAVOR
              hardcode  Ubuntu flavor. Available Flavors: ubuntu/kubuntu/xubuntu/edubuntu/mythbuntu/ubuntustudio
              /lubuntu/ubuntukylin

       -p REPOSITORY, --repo=REPOSITORY
              hardcode Ubuntu repository from where to obtain ISOs: releases/cdimage/cloud-daily/cloud-releases

       -c, --curses
              displays the Virtual Machine in the shell. Only valid for Cloud images.

DESCRIPTION

       testdrive is a utility that allows you to easily download the latest Ubuntu development release or  Cloud
       image, and run it in a virtual machine.

       The  global  configuration  file,  /etc/testdriverc,  is  sourced  first,  followed  by  the user's local
       configuration file, ~/.testdriverc, and xdg configuration ~/.config/testdrive/testdriverc.

       Users wanting to change the behavior default configuration can make a copy of  the  global  configuration
       /etc/testdriverc, and either store it as ~/.testdriverc, or as another file and pass that filename on the
       command line.

       Downloaded ISO files and disk images are stored in ~/.cache/testdrive, and may optionally be cleaned out,
       periodically.

EXAMPLES

       Specify repository (Defaults to Ubuntu development release):
              testdrive -p cdimage
              testdrive -p releases
              testdrive -p cloud-daily

       Specify repository and flavor (Defaults to latest Ubuntu release available):
              testdrive -p cdimage -l kubuntu
              testdrive -p releases -l kubuntu
              testdrive -p cloud-daily -l cloud-server

       Launch local ISO image:
              testdrive -u /local/path/to/image.iso

       Launch Cloud local image
              testdrive -u /local/path/to/cloud-image.tar.gz

       Launch Cloud local image with KVM curses
              testdrive -u /local/path/to/cloud-image.tar.gz --curses

FILES

       /etc/testdriverc, ~/.testdriverc, ~/.config/testdrive/testdriverc, ~/.cache/testdrive

LINKS

       http://launchpad.net/testdrive

AUTHOR

       This  manpage  and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com> for Ubuntu systems
       (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
       the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian based systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License, version 3, can be found  in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3.

testdrive                                          17 Nov 2013                                      testdrive(1)