Bug tags

Tags provide us with ways to group bugs across packages, easily find certain types of bugs, or divide a package’s bug reports into smaller parts.

Here we outline some standard tags with information about when to use them while working on Ubuntu bug reports.

Different ways you can help

Tag	Use case
bitesize	This bug is easy to fix and suitable for new contributors
needs-artwork	A bug that needs new artwork to be created
needs-coding	A bug that needs new source code to be written
needs-design	A bug that needs UI design done first
needs-packaging	Request to package software that isn’t packaged for Ubuntu yet
needs-sound	A bug that needs new sound to be created

Generic bug tags

Tag	Use case
apport-bug	A bug reported using “Report a Problem” in an application’s Help menu – contains lots of details!
apport-collected	A bug that has had apport-collect run against it, which will contain additional information
apport-crash	A crash reported by Apport – Ubuntu’s automated problem reporter
apport-package	A bug reported by Apport when a package operation failed
package-conflict	A bug reported by Apport when a package operation failed due to a conflict with a file provided by another package
derivatives	Bugs related to Derivatives
desktop-file	The bug requests the addition/fix of a .desktop file
fix-to-verify	A bug that is Fix Released and should be verified when performing ISO testing of daily builds or milestones
ftbfs	Bugs describing build failures of packages
gobuntu	Bugs related to Gobuntu
hw-specific	A bug requiring a specific piece of hardware to replicate
iso-testing	A bug found when performing ISO testing
likely-dup	The bug is likely a duplicate of another bug (maybe an upstream bug) but you can’t find it
manpage	This bug is about a package’s manual page being incorrect
metabug	This bug has a high probability of duplicate reports being filed
multiarch	This bug is due to an issue with multiarch triplet paths; this could be build time, install time, or run time issues
nautilus-desktop-icons	Bugs related to the Nautilus desktop; especially the alignment, display, and grid of icons
needs-devrelease-testing	A bug that existed in a previous release of Ubuntu and needs to be tested in the latest development release
needs-reassignment	A bug reported about the wrong package but the package maintainer isn’t sure which package it belongs to
packaging	This bug is likely to be a packaging mistake
screencast	This bug report includes a screencast of the bug in action!
string-fix	This bug is a string fix (not code) for spelling and grammatical errors; ideal for new contributors
touch	An issue with touch support in applications or X
triage-mentoring-available	This bug could use some additional information and another triager is offering guidance for getting that information
units-policy	A bug that violates the Units Policy
unmetdeps	Bugs that indicate packages not being installable due to missing dependencies
upgrade-software-version	Bugs that request new software versions – please help reviewing them carefully
work-intensive	Triaging requires intensive work to validate/reproduce
dist-upgrade	A bug encountered when upgrading between releases of Ubuntu
testcase	A bug containing a test case with steps to recreate the bug.

Application-specific tags

Cheese

Tags Apport adds while collecting information for Cheese Webcam Booth.

Tag	Use case
gstreamer-error	Bug is related to bad drivers and not Cheese; switch bug to the linux package for missing/bad drivers
gstreamer-ok	Video gstreamer input works fine (drivers seem fine) – most likely a Cheese bug

Unity

The full list of tags for Unity is maintained at: Unity/Bug tags, including:

Tag	Use case
unity	Compiz bugs that are affecting Unity
running-unity	Bugs reported by people who are running Unity
needs-design	A bug that needs UI design done first
backlog	Things that design has finished with, that now need to be implemented

Update Manager

Tag	Use case
cdrom-upgrade	Bugs related to an upgrade from CD-ROM or DVD media

Other specific bug tags

Ayatana

Specific bugs concerning parts of the Ayatana project.

Tag	Use case
app-menu	Bugs related to the App Menu
indicator-applet	Bugs related to the use of the Indicator Applet that are not in the indicator-applet package (no Application Indicators)
indicator-application	Bugs related to the use of Indicator Application that are not in the indicator-application package
trayaway	Bugs related to the Notification Area transition

Hardware-specific

Tag	Use case
ac97-jack-sense	This bug deals with headphone sense for AC’97-based codecs (0401)
hda-jack-sense	This bug deals with headphone sense for HDA-based codecs (0403)
macbook	These bugs deal with Mac Book systems
macbookpro	These bugs deal with Mac Book Pro systems
ps3	These bug reports are about people running Ubuntu on a PlayStation 3
ume	These bugs deal with Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded systems
armel	These bugs deal with Ubuntu ARM systems

Historical tags

These tags were relevant previously for Ubuntu bugs and may still appear in some bugs.

Tag	Use case
need-amd64-retrace	The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with apport-retrace on amd64
need-i386-retrace	The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with apport-retrace on i386
need-powerpc-retrace	The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with apport-retrace on powerpc

Kernel-specific

Tag	Use case
apport-kerneloops	This Kernel Oops was reported using Apport
bitesize	For the kernel, this includes things like enabling modules and changing kernel config options
cherry-pick	A kernel bug that has a git commit SHA from the upstream kernel
hibernate-resume	This bug was triggered by a hibernate/resume failure
kernel-bug	A “BUG:” message output was noted in the logs but it did not contain an Oops
kernel-oops	This bug causes a kernel Oops message
needs-upstream-testing	This bug needs to be tested with the upstream kernel.
kernel-fixed-upstream	This bug is not reproducible with the latest upstream kernel version available that allows the reporter to test it, and the version is higher than the Ubuntu kernel after mapping
kernel-bug-exists-upstream	This bug is reproducible with the latest upstream kernel version available that allows the reporter to test it, and the version is higher than the Ubuntu kernel after mapping.
suspend-resume	This bug was triggered by a suspend/resume failure
xorg-needs-kernel-fix	This is an xorg bug which is dependent on a kernel patch

For more tags see Kernel/Tagging.

Kubuntu-specific

Tag	Use case
guidance-powermanager	This kde-guidance bug is in powermanager
kde-guidance-displayconfig	This kde-guidance bug is in displayconfig
kde-guidance-mountconfig	This kde-guidance bug is in mountconfig
kde-guidance-serviceconfig	This kde-guidance bug is in serviceconfig
kde-guidance-userconfig	This kde-guidance bug is in userconfig
kde-guidance-wineconfig	This kde-guidance bug is in wineconfig
needs-upstream-report	This bug needs the report to be forwarded to the upstream project
needs-upstream-sync	This bug has been forwarded to the upstream project, which has released a fix that has not been merged yet
upstream	This bug is reported to the upstream project

More specific

Tag	Use case
a11y	This bug is an accessibility problem
apport-hook	This bug is about modifying or adding an Apport hook for a package
dxteam	This bug is specifically targeted by Canonical developers, only to be associated with the notifications tag
ec2-images	This bug is related to Ubuntu on EC2
java-headless	This bug is related to a Java program or library that could run headless but depends on a full Java environment (including graphics and sound)
ldap	This bug is an LDAP problem
linuxfirmwarekit	This bug contains Linux firmware kit test results
ngo	This bug affects NGOs
notifications	This bug is related to the notification system (notify-osd)
nscd	This bug deals with nscd which is part of the glibc package
usability	This bug is a usability problem
rtl	This bug is a right-to-left problem
uec-images	This bug is related to the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) images
xinerama	This bug is a xinerama problem (multiple-monitor configuration)

Patch-specific

Tag	Use case
patch	A patch in its final form that can immediately be released into the appropriate Ubuntu repository as outlined in Bugs/Patches: A raw patch copied from an external location, or possible/test/draft patches don’t fit this criteria
patch-accepted-debian	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been accepted by Debian
patch-accepted-upstream	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been accepted by upstream
patch-forwarded-debian	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been forwarded to Debian
patch-forwarded-upstream	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been forwarded upstream
patch-needswork	This bug has a patch attached to it that needs some work done on it
patch-rejected	This bug has a patch attached to it that was not included in Ubuntu
patch-rejected-debian	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been rejected by Debian
patch-rejected-upstream	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been rejected by upstream
patch-upstreaminput	This bug has a patch attached to it that has been forwarded upstream and requires their input or incorporation

Regression specific

See the regression tracker for a list of these bugs and QA Team/Regression Tracking for more information.

Tag	Use case
regression-release	A bug in a release that was not present in a previous release: Should be used together with a separate tag for the release the regression was found in (also applies to a development release where an update introduces a regression prior to its official release)
regression-update	A bug in a stable release that was introduced by a package from -updates: This would not apply to a development release where a regression was introduced prior to its official release
regression-proposed	A bug in a stable release of Ubuntu that was found when testing a package from -proposed
regression-retracer	An Apport crash bug report that was identified by the retracer as having the same characteristics as a fixed crash report
needs-bisect	This is for when a bisect is requested or required to fix the bug
performing-bisect	The reporter, developer, or triager is in the process of performing a bisection
bisect-done	Add when a bisect has been completed and the offending commit(s) identified

Release-specific

Tag	Use case
update-excuse	A bug tracking a cause of a package not being migrated to the -release pocket (this tag causes the bug to appear on the update excuses report)
block-proposed	A bug that should be held back from migrating into the -release pocket

SRU-specific

See Stable Release Updates documentation for more information.

Tag	Use case
verification-done	A Stable Release Update bug with a package in -proposed that has been confirmed to fix the bug
verification-failed	A Stable Release Update bug with a package in -proposed that has been verified to not fix the bug
verification-needed	A Stable Release Update bug with a package in -proposed needing testing
block-proposed-<series>	A bug that should be held back from being released into the -updates pocket for the corresponding stable series (see Staging an upload)

X-specific

For X tags please check X Tagging with all the official X tags.

Experiments

Tag	Use case
asked-to-upstream	Users were asked to report the bug upstream themselves