On debian testing running on core i7 + 16 GB RAM, upgrading from 10.3.beta1 to 10.3.beta3 works without any problem. Running ptestlong gives nine transient failures :
---------------------------------------------------------------------- sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/rings/tests.py # Timed out sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/rings/polynomial/msolve.py # 1 doctest failed sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/misc/sage_eval.py # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/doc/en/constructions/rings.rst # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/doc/en/constructions/elliptic_curves.rst # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/algebras/lie_algebras/heisenberg.py # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/doc/en/thematic_tutorials/tutorial-comprehensions.rst # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/rings/valuation/developing_valuation.py # Timed out after testing finished sage -t --long --warn-long 233.7 --random-seed=5696831266483025202409576811733922669 src/sage/categories/number_fields.py # Timed out after testing finished ----------------------------------------------------------------------However, all these tests pass when ran standalone (including msolve.py). No obvious explanation from the bacgound use of the same machine.
HTH,