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   I. [[X/Reporting]] - How to create good X bug reports
   I. [[X/Glossary]] - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages
   I. [[X/Backtracing]] - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash
   I. [[X/Triaging]] - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot
   I. [[X/Troubleshooting]] - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable
   I. [[X/Bisecting]] - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes
   I. [[X/Quirks]] - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues
   I. [[X/Upstreaming]] - Forwarding X bugs upstream
   I. [[X/Reporting|X Reporting]] - How to create good X bug reports
   I. [[X/Triaging|X Triaging]] - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot
   I. [[X/Backtracing|X Backtracing]] - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash
   I. [[X/Upstreaming|X Upstreaming]] - Forwarding X bugs to their upstream project
   I. [[X/Glossary|X Glossary]] - Explanations for confusing terms often seen in logs and error messages
   I. [[X/FixingCrashes|X Crash Fixing]] - How to fix X crashes
   I. [[X/Quirks|X Quirks]] - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues
   I. [[X/Troubleshooting|X Troubleshooting]] - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable
   I. [[X/Bisecting]] - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes

The X Windows System is a critical component in the Ubuntu operating system. X is not without its bugs, but fortunately debugging X issues is not rocket science.

The vast majority of Ubuntu X issues fall into one of several distinct categories, and based on the way they manifest, there are several different tactics that can be employed in a nearly paint-by-numbers fashion to isolate them.

Contents

  1. X Reporting - How to create good X bug reports

  2. X Triaging - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot

  3. X Backtracing - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash

  4. X Upstreaming - Forwarding X bugs to their upstream project

  5. X Glossary - Explanations for confusing terms often seen in logs and error messages

  6. X Crash Fixing - How to fix X crashes

  7. X Quirks - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues

  8. X Troubleshooting - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable

  9. X/Bisecting - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes

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X/Debugging (last edited 2016-01-10 22:13:08 by penalvch)