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<p><a name="BId-drakbug-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakbug-it1"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakbug-it2"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakbug-it3"></a> If you encounter unexpected behavior in <span class="application">Mandriva
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<p><a name="BId-drakbug-pa2"></a>To be able to report bugs
using <span class="application">Drakbug</span>, you need a working Internet
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<p><a name="BId-drakbug-pa3"></a>To run
<span class="application">Drakbug</span>, go to the <span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Report Bug</span> menu entry of the faulty tool, or run it from
<span class="application">Mandriva Linux Control Center</span>'s own menu. A
crashed <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> tool may also trigger
<span class="application">Drakbug</span>.
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-drakbug-pa5"></a>In order to correctly
report a bug, it is important to identify the package it is related to.
You can <span class="guilabel">Select the Mandriva Tool</span> or enter the
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Path)</span> field and then click on the <span class="guibutton">Find
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<p><a name="BId-drakbug-pa4"></a>Click on the
<span class="guibutton">Report</span> button. Your web browser will then open.
If you are not logged in to the <a class="ulink" href="http://qa.mandriva.com/" target="_top">Mandriva Bugzilla web site</a>
you will be asked to log in. Once you are logged on the site, complete
the bug report as completely and accurately as possible and click on
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