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== reports bugs in the Debian distribution == #language en
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reportbug is a tool designed to make the reporting of bugs in Debian and derived distributions relatively painless. Its features include: <<TableOfContents()>>
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 * Integration with the mutt, af, and mh/nmh mail readers.
 * Access to outstanding bug reports to make it easier to identify
   whether problems have already been reported.
 * Automatic checking for newer versions of packages.
 * Optional automatic verification of integrity of packages via debsums.
 * Support for following-up on outstanding reports.
 * Optional PGP/GnuPG integration.
'''DebPkg:reportbug''' is a tool designed to make the [[BTS|reporting of bug(s) in Debian]] and its derived distributions, relatively painless.
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reportbug is designed to be used on systems with an installed mail transport agent, like exim or sendmail; however, you can edit the configuration file and send reports using any available mail server. This package provides access to the Debian Bug Tracking System, which can be used for both reporting, and researching bugs, by a number of interfaces, including email, web, and command-line utilities.
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If your system's users use locales with character sets other than UTF-8 and ISO-8859-*, one of either python2.3-cjkcodecs or python2.3-iconvcodec is required for proper operation. For Asian locales, the use of python2.3-cjkcodecs is preferred over the more limited python2.3-iconvcodec.
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links : == Installation ==
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 * the reportbug project page
http://alioth.debian.org/projects/reportbug/
[[PackageManagement#Installing.2C_removing.2C_upgrading_software|Install]] the [[DebianPkg:reportbug]] package.
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 * Reporting Bugs in Debian . Best Debian Bug report introduction i ever saw.
http://women.alioth.debian.org/involvement/bugreporting
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 * debian BTS interface :
http://www.debian.org/Bugs/
== Usage ==
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* How to report a bug in Debian : mostly tell how to do things without reportbug.
http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
Also available in : /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt
 * Report a bug: {{{reportbug packagename}}}
 * To view bugs for a package: {{{querybts packagename}}}
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 * wiki page about the previous bug reporting command :
DebianBugTrackingSystem
There is also a robot at {{{control@bugs.debian.org}}} that expects specially-crafted control messages for the Debian Bug Tracking System.
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 * SysAdminDocs : ["DebianXWindowsHowTo"]
http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=SysAdminDocs.["DebianXWindowsHowTo"]
== Configuration ==
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 * How to report bugs on Debian
http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/September2000/article171.shtml
=== Using a custom SMTP server ===
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 * debian installer logs are in /var/log/debian-installer reportbug is designed to be used on systems with an installed Mail Transport Agent ([[MTA]]), like exim, or sendmail; however, you can edit the configuration file; and send reports using any available mail server. Here, is an example using a GMail account:
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 * How to Report Bugs Effectively : generic recommandations for bug reporter
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html
 1. Run `reportbug --configure` as your normal user. This creates a `~/.reportbugrc` file that stores all the configurations.
 2. Follow the instructions and when asked `Do you have a 'mail transport agent' (MTA) configured`, choose `No`
 3. Then enter the SMTP host for gmail: `smtp.gmail.com:587`
 4. For the user name enter: `<username>@gmail.com`
 5. For the question `Does your SMTP host require TLS authentication?`, choose `Yes`
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 * an example of the "formal letter" send to some of our Xfree users
http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2003-November/003841.html
If you have set up Google's two-factor authentication for your GMail account, you can create an [[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en|application-specific password]] to use with reportbug.
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 * Debian FAQ : 11.5 How do I report a bug in Debian?
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-support.en.html#s-bugreport
'''Warning:''' The submit@bugs.debian.org procmail has a rule that silently discards emails from postmaster@<domain>. Combined with the fact that Google G-Suite changes the MAIL FROM address to postmaster@<domain> when the original MAIL FROM is from outside your domain makes your bugs to be silently discarded.

== Troubleshooting ==

'''Warning: unsupported locale setting:''' This error relates to [[Locale]] configuration. To workaround this problem, invoke the program as `LANG=C reportbug`


== See also ==

 * [[BTS]]

== External Links ==
 * [[DebianMan:reportbug|reportbug manual page]]
 * [[https://salsa.debian.org/reportbug-team/reportbug|reportbug project page]] on [[Salsa]]


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CategoryBugs | CategorySoftware

Translation(s): English - Español - Français - Italiano - Português (Brasil) - Українська


reportbug is a tool designed to make the reporting of bug(s) in Debian and its derived distributions, relatively painless.

This package provides access to the Debian Bug Tracking System, which can be used for both reporting, and researching bugs, by a number of interfaces, including email, web, and command-line utilities.

Installation

Install the reportbug package.

Usage

  • Report a bug: reportbug packagename

  • To view bugs for a package: querybts packagename

There is also a robot at control@bugs.debian.org that expects specially-crafted control messages for the Debian Bug Tracking System.

Configuration

Using a custom SMTP server

reportbug is designed to be used on systems with an installed Mail Transport Agent (MTA), like exim, or sendmail; however, you can edit the configuration file; and send reports using any available mail server. Here, is an example using a GMail account:

  1. Run reportbug --configure as your normal user. This creates a ~/.reportbugrc file that stores all the configurations.

  2. Follow the instructions and when asked Do you have a 'mail transport agent' (MTA) configured, choose No

  3. Then enter the SMTP host for gmail: smtp.gmail.com:587

  4. For the user name enter: <username>@gmail.com

  5. For the question Does your SMTP host require TLS authentication?, choose Yes

If you have set up Google's two-factor authentication for your GMail account, you can create an application-specific password to use with reportbug.

Warning: The submit@bugs.debian.org procmail has a rule that silently discards emails from postmaster@<domain>. Combined with the fact that Google G-Suite changes the MAIL FROM address to postmaster@<domain> when the original MAIL FROM is from outside your domain makes your bugs to be silently discarded.

Troubleshooting

Warning: unsupported locale setting: This error relates to Locale configuration. To workaround this problem, invoke the program as LANG=C reportbug

See also


CategoryBugs | CategorySoftware