Release 6.0.0

[HanaGemela]

Reason

• Needed for branded client 6.0.0 release (link to branded release ticket)

Administration

• [6.0.0]: QA Update Test Plans #11960 @DeepDiver1975
• Update supported platforms @DeepDiver1975 - fix: adjust system requirements for desktop client 6.0.0 docs-client-desktop#616
• QA: Check the translations coming from transifex: https://github.com/owncloud/client/commits/ -> Filter based on a release branch/tag and search for [tx] updated client translations from transifex [skip ci]
• DEV: Check for new OpenSSL version
• DEV: Update dependencies for updates
• DEV: For a major release create X version branch
  • QA: In drone adjust the branch for nightly GUI tests @individual-it
• QA: Communicate documentation changes
  • Inform #documentation-internal (@mmattel) about the start of testing phase (latest a week before the release!). They'll prepare a PR with respective doc version
  • Open issues in docs-client-desktop repo for already known doc-relevant items and mark them accordingly, e.g. backport to 2.X.x necessary
• Decide if the prerelease stage will be public or internal public @DeepDiver1975

Alpha 1

• DEV: Tag (Beta or RC) and build builds for theme 'ownCloud' and 'testpilotcloud' (includes ChangeLog for the tag on https://github.com/owncloud/client/releases/)
• QA: Smoke test (for public prelease)
• DEV: GitHub release
• Beta/RC Communication
  • Inform #updates that we have Beta/RC
  • For public prerelease: Inform #marketing and tell them to send email to beta testers
  • For public prerelease: Write/edit Central post https://central.owncloud.org/tags/c/news/desktop with link to github release
• [ ] DEV: Prepare the update server for new version (AppImages included)
  • [ ] DEV: Provide 'testpilotcloud' on Beta update channel

Copy for Each Build (Beta/RC)

• DEV: Tag (Beta or RC) and build builds for theme 'ownCloud' and 'testpilotcloud' (includes ChangeLog for the tag on https://github.com/owncloud/client/releases/)
• QA: Smoke test (for public prelease)
• DEV: GitHub release
• Beta/RC Communication
  • Inform Teams channel 'ownCloud General' that we have Beta/RC
  • For public prerelease: Write/edit Central post https://central.owncloud.org/tags/c/news/desktop with link to github release
• DEV: Prepare the update server for new version (AppImages included)
  • DEV: Provide 'testpilotcloud' on Beta update channel

QA

• QA: Antivirus scan the first RC
• QA: Check Crash reporter: start 'owncloud --debug' on cmd line, system tray right click menu: 'Crash now - qt fatal' -> report window not empty, sending the report works)
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • AppImage (Linux)
• Automated tests (for the first beta and the last RC):
  • QA: GUI tests passed on a tag
  • QA: All Linux platform install
• Manual tests:
  • QA: Changelog test
  • QA: Regression test
  • QA: Branded regression test

Prerequisites for final release

• DEV: Create vX.Y.Z release tag in client repo and everywhere else
• DEV: bump VERSION.cmake in master to say 3.(x+1).x unless already done.

Final Rebuild after QA Approval

• QA: Inform on #documentation-internal that the tag for the final release will be set a day or at least half a day before (only for a major/minor release). They'll merge docs PR before that.
• DEV: Create final release tag (e.g., v4.5.6)
• DEV: Create builds for themes 'ownCloud' and 'testpilotcloud' for final release tag
• DEV: Update version for future builds
• QA: Check squish tests running successfuly on drone for the final tag v3.X.x
• QA: Create a new release issue for a branded release if needed Branded Client Release Template

Final Steps

• QA: Smoke test
• DEV: Publish the release in GitHub
• QA: Update lines 4 and 5 of install docs with the final build number. Merge into master and backport to the respective branch
• QA: Check that documentation offers the new version
• DEV: Merge version branch into master

Marketing and Communication

• QA: Ping #marketingat [email protected]; @bwalter to update links on https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/ (provide links from github releases) and @mfeilner to update wiki de, wiki en, wikidata)
• QA: Central post https://central.owncloud.org/tags/c/news/desktop
• QA: Inform on #updates channel
• QA: Inform packagers

Infrastructure Check

• QA/DEV: Update stable channel in the owncloud hosted auto updater
• QA: Check the linux download pages whether the URLs are correct (e.g. contain stable, not testing)
• QA: Ensure that the client release template is up to date

A Few Days After the Release

• DEV: Check the crash reporter for bad/frequent crashes