The Drakbug Reporting Tool

Abstract

If you find unexpected behavior in Mandrakelinux-specific tools, Drakbug allows you to report them to the development team.

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To be able to report bugs using Drakbug, you need to have a working Internet connection as well as a Drakbug account.

To run Drakbug, go to the Help->Report Bug menu entry of the faulty tool, or run it from Mandrakelinux Control Center's own menu. Drakbug can also be triggered automatically by a crashed Mandrakelinux tool.

Figure 12.3. Reporting a Bug with Drakbug

Reporting a Bug with Drakbug

In order to correctly report a bug, it is important to identify the package it is related to. To facilitate this, you can enter the application name in the Application Name or Full Path field and click the Find Package button. You then need to fully describe the bug by filling the Summary and Bug description fields.

Check that all the information you entered is accurate and as complete as possible and click on the Report button. Your web browser will then open. If you are not logged in to the Anthill Drakbug web site you will be asked to log in (or create an account if you do not have one). Once you are logged on the site, upload the /tmp/drakbug.report file and click on Upload Report. If all went well, you will have just sent a bug report to the Mandrakelinux team.