Create rpm package test plan

[Tyriar]

#4214 Issue: #3595

Assignees:

• Linux - CentOS @dbaeumer (couldn't fully test. See my comments below)
• Linux - Fedora @sofianhn (similar to @dbaeumer I am blocked).

Details:

Test the rpm package install and uninstall

1. Setup VM/machine
2. Download .rpm package from https://vscode-builds.azurewebsites.net/alpha
3. Install by opening .rpm package though the GUI (double click the file)
4. Ensure it installed correctly:
   • Opening "Code" through the launcher works
   • Running code-alpha through the terminal launches code
5. Uninstall: sudo yum remove visual-studio-code-alpha
6. Ensure it uninstalled correctly:
   • /usr/bin/code-alpha should not exist
   • /usr/share/code-alpha should not exist
7. Install via command line: sudo yum localinstall vscode-x86_64.rpm
8. Repeat steps 4-6.

[dbaeumer]

I could only test the UI since the CentOS installation didn't except any sudo commands. Not sure what is wrong with the installation. @Tyriar any hint

[dbaeumer]

@Tyriar I fixed the sudo issue, however my CentOS default install doesn't have apt-get either. Are these steps supposed to be working?

[sofianhn]

@Tyriar I am blocked too. I am able to install and verify that 1-4 runs nicely. But then Fedora does not have apt-get by default. I tried to install it and then use it to remove VSCode that did not work. Tried to use DNF as well and this does not work. Is this supposed to work?

[isidorn]

@sofianhn @Tyriar I fixed typo in step 5, can you please re-test

[sofianhn]

I verified with dnf.

[dbaeumer]

Finish testing. Closing.

[Tyriar]

Sorry about no response guys, I've been completely offline for the last 2 days. apt-get is a Debian thing, you should use yum to test (I thought I changed it from apt-get to yum when copying the .deb test over).