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It is often the case that bugs in launchpad are also reported in another bug tracker. It's helpful to both bug reporters as well as development teams to be able to monitor the status of the other bug report. Launchpad has the capability to add bug watches which will monitor the other bug report. The following document will walk you through how to add these bug watches to an existing Launchpad bug report.

Adding a Bug Watch

Preliminary Steps

1. First identify the URL for the upstream bug report
2. Go to your existing Launchpad bug report.

There are different approaches that you may need to take to set up your bug watch. Below are a few documented ways to add the upstream bug watch.

Watching Another Distribution

If the other bug report is from another distribution's bug tracker, do the following:

1. In the "Actions" section on the left side of the Launchpad bug report, click on the "Also affects distribution" link.
2. In the drop down menu, select the other distribution this may be affecting.
3. Leave the "Source Package Name" field blank.
4. In the "URL" field, enter the URL for the bug report you want to monitor.
5. Click the "Continue" button.
6. Your upstream bug watch should now be set.

Watching Another Project

If the other bug report is from another project, for example the Linux kernel, do the following:

1. In the "Actions" section on the left side of the Launchpad bug report, click on the "Also affects project" link.
2. Enter the project name. If you don't know the project name click on the "(Choose...)" link which will help you search for the appropriate name.
3. In the "URL" filed, enter the URL for the bug report you want to monitor.
4. Click the "Add to Bug Report" button.
5. Your upstream bug watch should now be set.