How to Use Launchpad to Report Ubuntu Development Bugs

Christy Burton: Note here from Sabata, I was wondering if you could show me how to help test in bug report the next up coming Ubuntu, I'm fine getting the file its just how do I help the file bugs and what I should I be looking out for etcetera. I really would like to help the great project that Ubuntu and since I've join the community I feel I want to give back something back and testing will help me to learn how things work or don’t.

Robbie Ferguson: Very cool, launch pad is what you want to give a go to, so if you're testing the operating system. Just bring up your browser and just head on over to launchpad.net. launchpad.net/ubuntu/cormic when you go there its going to automatically refer you on https secure server and you’ll see—you know and get kind of familiar with the system and when you find the bug in the system you can report just by clicking on report a bug. Its always a good practice and people are going to tell you this specially if you file one that’s already been filed.

First do a search make sure that the bug that your filing has not already been filed, if it has then add your experience to an already existing bug report. If on the other hand you can’t find it and you truly have looked through and you can't find that the bug has been reported already then you can add a new bug report and that’s going to you know of course help to develop, there is to be able to improve the operating system in the long run. Very cool, you'll need a launch pad account for this free and you can get that in gamelaunchpad.net good way to get involved in the Linux community I think, really help Ubuntu to grow and—


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