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I'm troubleshooting a GUI crash, so I only have TTY access to my system, and I need to upload my .xsession-errors file. Is there a command to upload a file to an already-existing bug?

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In principle, yes, but it may require launchpad authentication which will try to launch a browser (chicken and egg problem).

Try apport-collect <bug-number>.

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How does that determine which files to collect? – Ian N Oct 25 '12 at 4:48
Each package can install a file under /usr/share/apport/package-hooks which determines the files that are important for debugging issues with that package. apport-collect will run the appropriate script and attach the needed files. However, if the file you want to attach is not identified here, it will not be attached :/ If that's the case, one thing I can suggest is for you to copy the file to a system with a working browser and attach from there. – roadmr Oct 25 '12 at 13:35

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