Template:How to debug

This page describes how to debug. For general information on how to file a bug, should you need to do so, please see Bugs and feature requests.

Checking the common bugs page or searching in bugzilla will save you time if your problem has already been reported.

Identifying your problem area
Something that ensures that the component in question is at fault not some other thing..

All bug reports
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In all cases, the following should be mentioned and attached to your bug report:


 * The exact command-line used.
 * A copy of the components log file

 related problems
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As well as the information from the 'All bug reports' section, include the following information:

Debugging
As root install debug package.


 * 1) debuginfo-install

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