Re: bug reporting and packages

2016-04-04 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 4/4/16, Alan Fujinami wrote: > Hi, > I was going to use the bugreport feature of my Debian 8.3 install... it say > if I don't know the package then I should contact you... > my bug is that I have a ps2mouse. Whenever the computer goes into > screensaver mode, the mouse icon disappears. I have t

Re: Bug Reporting

2015-08-15 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 04:16:33AM +0800, Nafiez wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to ask on what is the process to submit bug via e-mail. Can you > help? I assume you are talking about reporting a bug against a Debian package: there's a comand for that call

Re: Bug Reporting

2015-08-15 Thread Francesco Ariis
On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 04:16:33AM +0800, Nafiez wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to ask on what is the process to submit bug via e-mail. Can you > help? > > Thank you, > Nafiez > Hello Nafiez, you usually report bugs via reportbug (open a terminal, type `reportbug ` and follow the instructions).

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 02 feb 12, 07:42:46, Rob Owens wrote: > > > If you tell reportbug that you do not have an smtp server, it will use a > Debian smtp server. My .reportbugrc has this line: > > smtphost reportbug.debian.org +1 for this method. I know the wording is not very... obvious, but read the message

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-02 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:38:37 -0800, Gary Roach wrote: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a bug > report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no mail > server active on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to setup exim > several times and have alw

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-02 Thread Rob Owens
On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 01:38:37PM -0800, Gary Roach wrote: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a > bug report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no > mail server active on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to > setup exim several times and hav

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-01 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:38:37 -0800 Gary Roach wrote: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a bug > report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no mail > server active on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to setup exim > several times and have

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-01 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2012 01 Feb 17:04 -0600, Gary Roach wrote: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a > bug report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no > mail server active on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to > setup exim several times and have always giv

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Gary Roach wrote: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a > bug report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no > mail server active on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to > setup exim several times and have always given up in disgust. The > instru

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-01 Thread green
Gary Roach wrote at 2012-02-01 15:38 -0600: > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a > bug report successfully. One of the main problems is that I have no > mail server active on my system. I use Icedove. You should be able to just use reportbug's SMTP options with cred

Re: Bug reporting

2012-02-01 Thread Tom H
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Gary Roach wrote: > > I've been using Debian for years and still can't seem to submit a bug report > successfully.  One of the main problems is that I have no mail server active > on my system. I use Icedove. I have tried to setup exim several times and > have alway

Re: Bug-Reporting

2007-09-24 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [redirect to debian-user-german. Request for asking smart questions.] Ralph Rupprich wrote: > Hallo liebe Leute, Hallo Ralph, wir haben auf der englischsprachigen Debian-user-Mailingliste deinen Eintrag gefunden, der sich dort nicht zuordnen lässt,

Re: Bug Reporting for Woody & Sarge Installations

2004-11-21 Thread Wim De Smet
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:50:42 -0600, John J Waldeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was directed to file bug reports for installations of Woody > (which failed with a P4 system), and Sarge (which failed on a P3 system > and succeeded on a P4 system). My question is which package should I > i

Re: bug reporting about conflicts in sid

2001-09-29 Thread Blars Blarson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 09:41:09AM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: >> After getting sid successfully installed, I ran dselect to install the >> rest of the packages I wanted. There are a few complaints about >> recomended packages not being available, but the

Re: bug reporting about conflicts in sid

2001-09-28 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 09:41:09AM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > After getting sid successfully installed, I ran dselect to install the > rest of the packages I wanted. There are a few complaints about > recomended packages not being available, but the only real headake was > with olvwm. Apparent

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-16 Thread Raul Miller
Pat Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just from the point of view of a typical user, eg, me just doing > a quick scan of the debian-user archives doesn't take all that long. > They're very up-to-date, usually just a day or so behind. Browsing > the archives with navigator presents a nice thr

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-16 Thread Pat Kennedy
He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder. -- M.C. Escher On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Raul Miller wrote: > Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Well, I disagree with this point of view. Yes, Debian wishes to support > > > newcomers to Linux. That is why we have

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-16 Thread Bill Bell
gt; >Cc: Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian-devel@lists.debian.org, > debian-user@lists.debian.org, debian-policy@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new li

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-16 Thread Raul Miller
Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Well, I disagree with this point of view. Yes, Debian wishes to support > > newcomers to Linux. That is why we have debian-user. We have a > > responsibility to those new users to "train" them to be "free" users. > > They can only do that if they become

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-15 Thread John Goerzen
Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Suggesting, even strongly, that it is proper proceedure when submitting a > bug, to research the bug reporting system first, and provide useful > information second, doesn't seem onerous to me, and has several practical > uses for the bug submitter, as we

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-15 Thread John Goerzen
Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, I disagree with this point of view. Yes, Debian wishes to support > newcomers to Linux. That is why we have debian-user. We have a > responsibility to those new users to "train" them to be "free" users. > They can only do that if they become familia

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-07-01 Thread Ed Cogburn
Larry Walewski wrote: > > I think your ideas are great. I too am a newbie to Linux. First tried > installing > Caldera's OpenLinux Lite, but couldn't get it to work on my machine with > only 5 megs (probably could've with a little more work). Someone then > pointed me, thankfully, to Debian!

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Dale Scheetz
On 30 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Dale> I never said "demand" anything. I am talking about "higher > Dale> education" for users, not binding them to a post in the town > Dale> square and giving them 20 lashes. > > ;-

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dale> I never said "demand" anything. I am talking about "higher Dale> education" for users, not binding them to a post in the town Dale> square and giving them 20 lashes. ;-) Well said. I agree with this post, completely. (If yo

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Dale Scheetz
On 30 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Dale> On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > >> Umm, no. It would be nice if they did it, but a novce user is > >> perfectly free to just file a bug report. I know I often do. I find

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Ed Cogburn
Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > > Hi, > > >>"Rob" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Rob> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> What I am requesting is that the submitter of a bug take some time, in > > >> exchange for the time the

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Adam P. Harris
Geeze, the crossposting is horrendous. I don't see this as a policy issue, so followups to debian-devel or debian-user only please. Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > Make bug reporting any more onerous than it is, and peole > > merely sto

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dale> On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Umm, no. It would be nice if they did it, but a novce user is >> perfectly free to just file a bug report. I know I often do. I find >> an error, usually that by itself is a frustrating e

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Dale Scheetz
On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Rob" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Rob> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> What I am requesting is that the submitter of a bug take some time, in > >> exchange for the time they expect from the maintainer, and veri

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Rob Browning
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Make bug reporting any more onerous than it is, and peole > merely stop filing reports. I suppose there is something to that. > For the most part the maintainer knows the bugs on a package > better than anyone else, and the maintainers

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Rob" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Rob> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> What I am requesting is that the submitter of a bug take some time, in >> exchange for the time they expect from the maintainer, and verify that the >> bug has not been reported already. If

Re: Bug reporting proceedure, was Re: Bug#24066: libc6: rsh segfaults as , a result of new libc 2.0.7r2

1998-06-29 Thread Rob Browning
Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What I am requesting is that the submitter of a bug take some time, in > exchange for the time they expect from the maintainer, and verify that the > bug has not been reported already. If it has, it is appropriate to send > the maintainer a confirmation t

Re: Bug reporting mode?

1997-04-09 Thread Barry A. Warsaw
> "KMH" == Karl M Hegbloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: KMH> Is there a bug reporting mode for reporting XEmacs crashes KMH> and package blonk spiels? Well reporter.el is something I wrote a while back that package authors can use for bug reports. It's standard now with both Emacsen