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 | 
|---|---|
| This bug is easy to fix and suitable for new contributors | |
| A bug that needs new artwork to be created | |
| A bug that needs new source code to be written | |
| A bug that needs UI design done first | |
| Request to package software that isn’t packaged for Ubuntu yet | |
| A bug that needs new sound to be created | 
Generic bug tags¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| A bug reported using “Report a Problem” in an application’s Help menu – contains lots of details! | |
| A bug that has had  | |
| A crash reported by Apport – Ubuntu’s automated problem reporter | |
| A bug reported by Apport when a package operation failed | |
| A bug reported by Apport when a package operation failed due to a conflict with a file provided by another package | |
| Bugs related to Derivatives | |
| The bug requests the addition/fix of a  | |
| A bug that is Fix Released and should be verified when performing ISO testing of daily builds or milestones | |
| Bugs describing build failures of packages | |
| Bugs related to Gobuntu | |
| A bug requiring a specific piece of hardware to replicate | |
| A bug found when performing ISO testing | |
| The bug is likely a duplicate of another bug (maybe an upstream bug) but you can’t find it | |
| This bug is about a package’s manual page being incorrect | |
| This bug has a high probability of duplicate reports being filed | |
| This bug is due to an issue with multiarch triplet paths; this could be build time, install time, or run time issues | |
| Bugs related to the Nautilus desktop; especially the alignment, display, and grid of icons | |
| A bug that existed in a previous release of Ubuntu and needs to be tested in the latest development release | |
| A bug reported about the wrong package but the package maintainer isn’t sure which package it belongs to | |
| This bug is likely to be a packaging mistake | |
| This bug report includes a screencast of the bug in action! | |
| This bug is a string fix (not code) for spelling and grammatical errors; ideal for new contributors | |
| An issue with touch support in applications or X | |
| This bug could use some additional information and another triager is offering guidance for getting that information | |
| A bug that violates the Units Policy | |
| Bugs that indicate packages not being installable due to missing dependencies | |
| Bugs that request new software versions – please help reviewing them carefully | |
| Triaging requires intensive work to validate/reproduce | |
| A bug encountered when upgrading between releases of Ubuntu | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|
| Bug is related to bad drivers and not Cheese; switch bug to the  | |
| Video  | 
Unity¶
The full list of tags for Unity is maintained at: Unity/Bug tags, including:
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| 
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| Bugs reported by people who are running Unity | |
| A bug that needs UI design done first | |
| Things that design has finished with, that now need to be implemented | 
Update Manager¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
|---|---|
| Bugs related to the App Menu | |
| Bugs related to the use of the Indicator Applet that are not in the  | |
| Bugs related to the use of Indicator Application that are not in the  | |
| Bugs related to the Notification Area transition | 
Hardware-specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| This bug deals with headphone sense for AC’97-based codecs (0401) | |
| This bug deals with headphone sense for HDA-based codecs (0403) | |
| These bugs deal with Mac Book systems | |
| These bugs deal with Mac Book Pro systems | |
| These bug reports are about people running Ubuntu on a PlayStation 3 | |
| These bugs deal with Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded systems | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|
| The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with  | |
| The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with  | |
| The bug contains a crash report that needs retracing with  | 
Kernel-specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| This Kernel Oops was reported using Apport | |
| For the kernel, this includes things like enabling modules and changing kernel config options | |
| A kernel bug that has a git commit SHA from the upstream kernel | |
| This bug was triggered by a hibernate/resume failure | |
| A “BUG:” message output was noted in the logs but it did not contain an Oops | |
| This bug causes a kernel Oops message | |
| This bug needs to be tested with the upstream kernel. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| This bug was triggered by a suspend/resume failure | |
| This is an xorg bug which is dependent on a kernel patch | 
For more tags see Kernel/Tagging.
Kubuntu-specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| This  | |
| This  | |
| This  | |
| This  | |
| This  | |
| This  | |
| This bug needs the report to be forwarded to the upstream project | |
| This bug has been forwarded to the upstream project, which has released a fix that has not been merged yet | |
| This bug is reported to the upstream project | 
More specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| This bug is an accessibility problem | |
| This bug is about modifying or adding an Apport hook for a package | |
| This bug is specifically targeted by Canonical developers, only to be associated with the  | |
| This bug is related to Ubuntu on EC2 | |
| 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) | |
| This bug is an LDAP problem | |
| This bug contains Linux firmware kit test results | |
| This bug affects NGOs | |
| This bug is related to the notification system ( | |
| This bug deals with  | |
| This bug is a usability problem | |
| This bug is a right-to-left problem | |
| This bug is related to the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) images | |
| This bug is a  | 
Patch-specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been accepted by Debian | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been accepted by upstream | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been forwarded to Debian | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been forwarded upstream | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that needs some work done on it | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that was not included in Ubuntu | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been rejected by Debian | |
| This bug has a patch attached to it that has been rejected by upstream | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | |
| A bug in a stable release that was introduced by a package from  | |
| A bug in a stable release of Ubuntu that was found when testing a package from  | |
| An Apport crash bug report that was identified by the retracer as having the same characteristics as a fixed crash report | |
| This is for when a bisect is requested or required to fix the bug | |
| The reporter, developer, or triager is in the process of performing a bisection | |
| Add when a bisect has been completed and the offending commit(s) identified | 
Release-specific¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| A bug tracking a cause of a package not being migrated to the  | |
| )) | |
| A bug that should be held back from migrating into the  | 
SRU-specific¶
See Stable Release Updates documentation for more information.
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| A Stable Release Update bug with a package in  | |
| A Stable Release Update bug with a package in  | |
| A Stable Release Update bug with a package in  | |
| 
 | A bug that should be held back from being released into the  | 
X-specific¶
For X tags please check X Tagging with all the official X tags.
Experiments¶
| Tag | Use case | 
|---|---|
| Users were asked to report the bug upstream themselves | 
