Test Installation Instructions

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Title	Test the Installation Instructions for a Project
Overview	The goal of this activity is to test the correctness and completeness of the download and installation instructions for a FOSS project.
Prerequisite Knowledge	Some understanding of how to download and install software.
Learning Objectives	Learners will understand where to look for download and install instructions for a FOSS project, understand the features of download and install instructions, be able to follow and assess download and install instructions.

Background:

All open source projects want new users. However, the download and install instructions for many projects are either incomplete or out of date. Testing the download and install directions and providing feedback to the community would be

Comments:

The download and installation instructions for projects may be located on the project web site but may also be loaded within the actual code. Therefore, learners may need to find the code repo and do some searching there. Install dependencies may complicate the download and install.

Additional Information:

Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit
Topic
Level of Difficulty	Easy/Moderate
Estimated Time to Completion	60 - 120 minutes
Materials/Environment
Author	Heidi Ellis
Source
License	CCSA

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