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# Debugging

These pages are for those interested in deeper debugging and analysis on an Ubuntu system.

* {ref}`About debuginfod <about-debuginfod>`
* {ref}`Debug symbol packages <debug-symbol-packages>`
* {ref}`Introduction to eBPF <introduction-to-ebpf>` discusses eBPF, which is a lightweight VM that runs in the kernel space
* {ref}`Kernel crash dump <kernel-crash-dump>` shows how to use the kernel crash dump utility

```{toctree}
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About debuginfod <debugging/about-debuginfod>
Debug symbol packages <debugging/debug-symbol-packages>
Kernel crash dump <software/kernel-crash-dump>
eBPF <debugging/ebpf>
```

## Further reading

* External: [The Ubuntu Project documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/debugging/)