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The Ubuntu Desktop unfortunately has bugs. This is how we cope with them.

How you can help

Are you new to Bug Triage? Most frequent questions have already been answered here:

• HelpingWithBugs

• DebuggingProcedures - DebuggingGNOME

• http://live.gnome.org/Bugsquad/TriageGuide

• http://live.gnome.org/Bugsquad/TriageGuide/ProductSpecificGuidelines

You really want to get started, you have read the above documents and you still feel like "What am I supposed to do?" Don't worry, that's how we all felt when we started. What you can do, is subscribe to the desktop-bugs lists and watch it for a while. Once you overcome the initial shock you will see what are the common questions to ask and where to look for duplicates, etc. Alternatively you can browse through the list of desktop-bugs@lists (link below).

Tasks

• Forwarding bugs upstream

• Ubuntu LOVE tasks

• Bugs that haven't been touched in a while

• New old bugs

• Old Incomplete bugs

• Bugs with patches attached - it'd be nice if you could either comment or test them - to make inclusion easier

• BugSquad/Tags - tagged bugs

• Bugs/Status

Our Bugs

The DesktopTeam/Bugs/Status page lists all the packages for the Desktop team, with the current status. Feel free to fill the page up with details, if you work through the bugs on a package.

The DesktopTeam/TODO page tracks the to do list of the team.

These are the bugs we need yet to triage

• https://launchpad.net/people/desktop-bugs/+packagebugs

If you look for upstream experts that can help you with questions, be sure to look here.

Stats

BrianMurray has collected some stats for the desktop team:

Teams

• http://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gnomemm - C++ related Desktop Bugs

• http://bugs.launchpad.net/~accessibility - Accessibility related Desktop Bugs

• http://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art - Artwork related Desktop Bugs

Links

• Bug squashing: DesktopTeam/Bugs, DesktopTeam/Bugs/Status

• Bugs we are a contact for: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~desktop-bugs/+packagebugs

• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu

  • Our bugs have the assignee desktop-bugs

  • sign up to the bug list: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs (high traffic)

  • Launchpad team site: https://launchpad.net/people/desktop-bugs

• Upstream bugtrackers:

  • http://bugs.gnome.org

  • http://live.gnome.org/Bugsquad/TriageGuide/ProductSpecificGuidelines is a most interesting read

  • http://bugs.debian.org

  • http://bugs.freedesktop.org

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