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## 20121030 https://launchpad.net/~penalvch Please note https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures links to this article URL via -> Debugging X (display problems etc.) . As per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Debugging?action=diff&rev1=66&rev2=67 it looks like Bryce wants the new Debugging URL to be https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X ?!

The X Window 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 ==

   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/Tagging|X Symptom Tagging]] - Standard tags to use for flagging symptoms
   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

== Other Resources ==
 * [[X/Debugging/WirelessWithoutX|Wireless Without X]] - How to get a wireless network connection without X.
 * [[X/Debugging/WiredWithoutRouter|Direct Wired Without WAP]] - How to connect two laptops with direct ethernet cord.
 * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Video|Video Resources]] at help.ubuntu.com
 * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto|BinaryDriverHowto]] - for installing [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI|fglrx]] or nvidia
 * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions|BootOptions]]
 * [[X/CommonErrors]]
 * [[X/DebuggingWithValgrind]]
 * [[https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers|XorgOnTheEdge]] - for bleeding edge packages
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X/Debugging (last edited 2016-01-10 22:13:08 by penalvch)