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   * II. [[X/CommonErrors]] - Explanations for commonly seen error messages    * II. [[X/Glossary]] - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages

The X Windows System is a critical component in the Ubuntu operating system. X is not without its bugs, but fortunately debugging X issues is not rocket science.

The vast majority of Ubuntu X issues fall into one of several distinct categories, and based on the way they manifest, there are several different tactics that can be employed in a nearly paint-by-numbers fashion to isolate them.

Contents

  • I. X/Reporting - How to create good X bug reports

  • II. X/Glossary - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages

  • III. X/Backtracing - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash

  • IV. X/Triaging - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot

  • V. X/Troubleshooting - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable

  • VI. X/Bisecting - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes

  • VII. X/Quirks - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues

  • VIII. X/Upstreaming - Forwarding X bugs upstream

Other Resources

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X/Debugging (last edited 2016-01-10 22:13:08 by penalvch)