[Community Ubuntu Documentation] Update of "ReportingBugs" by brian-murray
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The "ReportingBugs" page has been changed by brian-murray:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs?action=diff&rev1=168&rev2=169
Press Alt+F2 to open the "Run Application" window, pictured above. Type `ubuntu-bug `''`<package name>`'' and click ''Run''. If you're not sure which package has the problem,
refer to the instructions for [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage|finding the right package]].
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+ === Collecting information about a program with a window open ===
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+ If you want to file a bug about an application but you don't know what that application's package name is, if it has an open window you are in luck.
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+ In a terminal execute the command 'ubuntu-bug -w'.
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+ ||<style="border: 1px solid black">{{attachment:ubuntu-bug-w.png | terminal with ubuntu-bug -w }}||
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+ After you close the dialog the next window that you click on will have a problem report created for the package that created the window.
=== Collecting information from a currently running program ===
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