Questions tagged [bug-reporting]

Questions about the process of reporting bugs: what should be reported as a bug, Where should it be reported. Remember that reporting a bug itself is off topic.

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Apport error reporting privacy issues

As apport is enabled by default since 12.04 I thought it would be important to get some much needed clarifications on certain privacy questions that have been bugging me. How paranoid is apport about ...
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Ubuntu freezes on opening android studio and browser

I've recently upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I run both android studio and chrome or any other browser at the same time, the system freezes. Using Alt+SysReq+F or Alt+SysReq+K isn't working. Is ...
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Ubuntu Software Center is buggy

I can search software without any problem. But the only category there is "Add-ons". I already tried restarting my computer and ran sudo apt-get update & upgrade but it still only shows 1 category....
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Java programs don't repaint GUI after Ubuntu update

After I updated Ubuntu yesterday, Java programs don't update their GUI after the initial update. When moving the mouse over the GUI things that respond to mouse movements will show up on an unrelated ...
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When I click Shutdown, computer logs out instead of shutting down

I have a problem somewhat similar to the one in this question.. I am on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I usually install system updates when they are available. Yesterday I noticed that when I click on ...
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Where's cgconfig in Trusty?

I'm trying to create a cgroup where I can limit the resources used by Google Chrome after I hit a memory leak that froze my notebook. I followed the instructions here, here and here, but I've found ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.3: nginx crashes with segfault

I have an Ubuntu box (20.04.3) on which nginx stopped already twice with a segfault: Nov 16 00:01:23 documents-oo kernel: [2726316.050697] nginx[2579242]: segfault at 41 ip 00007fbf59548593 sp ...
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Ubuntu automatically selects the wrong option when I plug my headphones

I am using the latest Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell G3 laptop and having an odd behaviour. My sound on the headphones doesn't work sometimes, even though I hear some clips when plugin in (showing that phone ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 crashing constantly

So i recently changed from windows 10 to Ubuntu 20 since i really liked the distro, but ever since i changed it comes a point where i regret it so hard. My browsers keeps crashing constantly when ...
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A weird 16TB file in my SSD

Somehow, a file has appeared on my SSD which is larger than the SSD itself. The file is 16 TB in size and is located on my /home partition which is only 220 GB. The path is (if that's relevant) ~/....
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18:04 System getting slow

I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 in my new Lenovo V130 laptop, since beginning I am finding some kind of lag in the OS. As I am regular user of Ubuntu, I noticed this lag in my new laptop. Is there any ...
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How to fix Ubuntu 18.04LTS freezes?

I've installed latest Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS about a week ago. All the soft was installed via system menu or Jetbrains repo. In 2 days appeared freezes - only mouse moves, irresponsive to keyboard, timer ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 "Toggle Shaded Mode" Keyboard command bug Ctrl+Alt+S

I am pretty new to this whole Linux thing, but I have to say I love it far more than Windows 10. I am a new user to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial and I love it. However, I recently tried a keyboard command ...
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Ubuntu freezes a few minutes after login

I use Ubuntu 15.10 (running from the disk) I run diagnostics and the disk doesn't seem to have any problems nor my drive should have (it and "expensive" bd-r DVD-r drive from a big brand and never had ...
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Where is my bug report sent?

How can I track my bug status after clicking "Continue" to "Send an error report to fix this problem"? I have reported the bug a while ago and so far no fix. Has the bug been even reported to ...
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Firefox right-click opens context menu, but selects tabs instead

At first when I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, firefox was working normally. There had been some issues with the on-screen touchboard keyboard opening up when unwanted and so I installed caribou 36 to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 English input language duplicates twice when switching input language

I have only two input languages and I used Gnome Tweak tools to make alt+shift switching input languages. But when I cycle through them - I get English language selected twice. I did many tests and it ...
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How do I gather information to file this specific bug report?

I am on Kubuntu 21.04. I have a 3080 ti and nvidia-driver-470 installed through apt. Everything works except when I try to click on the volume tray applet, or launch pavucontrol-qt directly, the ...
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MSFT/Mylar Touchpad on Lenovo Ideapad flex 5 14ARE05 Ubuntu 21.04

The touchpad on my Laptop has never worked (since 20.04), however the issue has persisted throughout several kernel updates, now 5.11. According to the spec sheet, the touchpad is supposed to be a &...
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How to fix bug "Authentication is needed to run '/usr/share/-apport/dump_acpi_tables.py' as the super user"?

I get an internal error (involving xorg), logging me out and then I have to log back in (restarting any apps, since they were all closed), then I get this error, which I've seen is a bug, but I'm not ...
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journalctl --verify returns faults how do I fix them?

journalctl --verify returns the following but I don't know how to fix it. I think these errors may be causing my linux to crash regularly. If anyone could explain how I can fix these errors, in layman'...
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Zram decompression failed with new kernels

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 with HWE kernel. When I used zram, I've got read errors, then I read kernel log and seen: zram: Decompression failed! I noticed it after upgrade kernel from 5.4.0-48 to 5.4.0-54 ...
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Ubuntu preset the letter ‘e’ to all entries I make

I am a new Ubuntu user. I have an odd problem, namely that the letter ‘e’ is added to the beginning of all entries I make. I recently added a keyboard short cut (ctrl + f) but following the problem ...
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Programs scroll by themselves, and in terminal certain text appears by itself ~~~~~

I recently upgrade GNOME and certain things started happening: In any window that can scroll, after a certain amount of time scrolling down happens by itself, even if I try to scroll up again it will ...
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screen goes black for a second randomly

Randomly, my monitor's image blanks for a moment then returns. I am facing this problem after installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as the only OS on this PC; id did not occur back when Windows was on it. I ...
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How do I use Apport on a virtual console to send a bug report?

I am experiencing several bugs in Ubuntu 19.10: When pasting, often I paste not the newest copied/cut text/image, but the previous one. Very annoying! It is the case in all programs (LibreOffice, ...
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Mouse has the reverse orientation from screen

So, my laptop always begins upside down, even If I locked it before I shut it down. This wouldn't be much of a problem if the mouse didn't have the opposite orientation of the screen. If the screen is ...
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18.04 ignoring dhcp provided domain-name for name lookups during install

Brace for some pictures.. I'm installing "ubuntu server" using ipxe and I noticed that none of my short names work but the Fully Qaulified Domain Names (FQDN) do; the exact image being installed is as ...
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Stop the "System program problem detected." pop-up without disabling error reporting

everytime I login on my computer, a pop-up appear containing: System program problem detected. And no further informations, I mean I don't have any clues on what's wrong I can just report it or ...
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How do I report a bug when Launchpad fails?

I'm installing xubuntu 18.04.1 fresh, less than 15 minutes after the install finished I had a problem with vim-nox (a.k.a /usr/bin/vim.nox). I tried "ubuntu-bug vim-nox" and things got weird very ...
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Sometimes PKExec does nothing and just hangs, is this a bug?

Sometimes when I run $ pkexec echo test (it happens with any program) after the computer has been on for a while, no graphical dialogue "Authentication required" appears, and pkexec just hangs ...
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My computer goes out of standby by itself

I have ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed, and when I close the cover of my computer to put it to sleep, it turns on all alone a few seconds later ... I always find it turned off the next day because the ...
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how to fix bug found on meltdown/spectre?

linux found bug on meltdown and spectre . what i do for fix this problem ? discription in text note in home directory is ; bug: cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass ; file name is :...
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Ubuntu won't wake up from suspend

When I suspend my Ubuntu (version 18.04), it doesn't wake up by clicking buttons or anything (even though I do hear the computer is on). Only option I have is to power it off and on. My computer info:...
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Ubuntu unable to wake up after suspending

Issue: I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my MSI computer (because linux > default windows duhh) but whenever the computer Suspends, it can't un-suspend the screen is just dark, though you can hear the ...
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Can't send crash report

Where do I have to complain about bugs regarding the crash report system of Kubuntu 16.04? Or does anyone know about this bug? Background: a few days ago I tried to send a bug report, wich Kubuntu ...
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"Error: No space left on device" when booting ubuntu

How would I repair the graphical OS from the terminal tty1? I'm given the error: Error: No space left on device. Even though there is enough space. Detailed description of the system: df -h ...
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UBUNTU 17.10: Issue with kvm switch

I had Ubuntu 17.04 running on a spare desktop, DELL 7010 (12G RAM) x64. Had been working fine, so when prompted to upgrade given other Ubuntu upgrades have gone fine - I OKed it. Since the upgrade ...
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Arrow Keys Disable Touchpad/Mapped To Shortcuts

This randomly started happening. Left, Right, Up and Down arrow keys all make a "touchpad disabled" notification icon appear, as well as open a Music player. I went into Settings >> Keyboard and no ...
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Bugs in Ubuntu 17.04, looks weird and Nautilus crashes

Guys I upgraded my ubuntu from 16.04 to 17.04 and I am having this problem. My desktop icons are missing, nautilus crashes everytime, I cant open the files since the files window is closing after a ...
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Ubuntu hangs - Need hard reboot

System details: Installation history: Installed 14.04 ubuntu LTS from CD and got upgraded to 16.04 LTS using software update. Laptop is dual boot with windows7 & Ubuntu Observation: ...
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Bug 359861 - :KDEInit could not launch 'ksystraycmd'

My distro=Kubuntu 16.04 LTS. Fully updated and upgraded as of 2 hours ago. Just recently today I began to have issues with this when I attempt to run Konsole from hotkeys. I have included the bug ...
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Problems after screen lock and unlock in 16.04

My Ubuntu 16.04 system runs fine after booting. But if I lock the screen and unlock it again, there is some strange behavior. First: If you open up firefox and start typing in the addressbar, the ...
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Mouse been going crazy since 14.04 . Is there a fix?

No matter what answer I've tried, if I've used the touchpad or a wireless mouse, my cursor will occasionally go wild. I've noticed it starts this behavior after long periods of use and continues ...
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Ubuntu 15.10 - on every single boot strange popup keep showing, is this a bug?

I am using Ubuntu 15.10 and every time i reboot i get this following popup, when i click close it always go back to abnormal resolution which i do not like to use. after reboot remain same problem, ...
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How to understand a lot of bug messages exactly after the start?

I receive a lot of annoying "system program problem detected" exactly after the start of my ubuntu (usually 5-6). And I can't understand what is it. Window is closing and nothing happens when I click ...
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How well is Ubuntu and Apport handling user's crash reporting process?

The unattended-upgrade exited with some error, and later in the Desktop session, I was asked to enter my password to be able to view some error occured which was a crash report for unattended-upgrade. ...
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Fixing options after switching to another desktop environment

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS) and recently installed xubuntu-desktop environment. After switching to Xubuntu , There are some option not working like: Here following not works: About This Computer ...
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How to fix: error report "Permission Error(13,'Access denied')" on Chrome GPU process crash?

UPDATE To avoid Chrome GPU process crashes I recommend xorg graphics drivers instead of any flgrx, even own-build one. Could be installed e.g. from Additional Drivers app. I'm not having any more ...
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Strange bug with sound slider

I have a strange bug with the sound slider in Ubuntu 14.04. This problem was described in Ubuntu volume control slider moves strangely too, but with no answer and the author was using another desktop —...
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