[Ubuntu Wiki] Update of "Bugs/FindRightPackage" by brokenfingers

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The "Bugs/FindRightPackage" page has been changed by brokenfingers:
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage?action=diff&rev1=119&rev2=120

   1. Launch the application.
   2. Open a Terminal (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal | KDE: K -> Applications -> System -> Terminal).
   3. In the terminal, type `xprop WM_CLASS`. Your mouse pointer should now turn to crosshairs.
+ {{attachment:xprop1.png}}
   4. Click anywhere in the application's window.
-  5. The terminal will now list a line like `WM_CLASS(STRING) = "terminator", "Terminator"`. Write down the first value ("terminator").
+  5. The terminal will now list a line like `WM_CLASS(STRING) = "deja-dup", "Deja-dup"`. Write down the first value ("deja-dup").
+ {{attachment:xprop2.png}}
-  6. In the terminal, type `locate -b "\[executable name]"`. (In this case, `locate -b "\terminator"`.) The backslash (\) is important!
+  6. In the terminal, type `locate -b "\[executable name]"`. (In this case, `locate -b "\deja-dup"`.) The backslash (\) is important!
   7. Write down the line printed on the terminal. (If there are multiple lines, use the first one.) This is the full executable path.
  
  ==== Finding the Package Name ====



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