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0008959Kali LinuxKali Websites & Docspublic2024-10-15 20:362025-04-04 21:22
Reporterkali-bugreport Assigned Tog0tmi1k  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Summary0008959: Extension suggestion for "Submitting Bugs for Kali Linux" documentation
Description

e.g. things like 0008926:0019812:

We provide xfce packages (in this case xfwm4 I think) unmodified from Debian. So you should verify that you can reproduce those issues in Debian and then report them to Debian (or to the upstream project directly).
See https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/
We don't have the manpower to investigate those issues ourselves.

could be added to https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Basically provide guidance how to figure out:

  1. which packages are provided unmodified from Debian and thus bugs should be forwarded to Debian
  2. in which case bugs should be reported to the upstream project directly
  3. what is "the upstream project" / where to redirect the bug report

Activities

kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2024-10-16 15:02

reporter   ~0019930

Also maybe 0008849:0019925

we are not able to deal with such hardware support problems.

And consider that we are not kernel developers, if you know of a fix, we will gladly integrate it in our kernel build. Otherwise your best bet is to wait the next kernel update and keep around an old kernel that works for you (for example by installing an old known-working Kali image).
kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2024-10-27 20:47

reporter   ~0019981

Last edited: 2025-01-22 17:41

Also maybe add a big red banner to not report any AV warnings to the bugtracker:

https://www.kali.org/docs/troubleshooting/windows-antivirus-warning/

to prevent the pretty useless bug reports like 0008970 ?
kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2025-01-22 17:41

reporter   ~0020282

which packages are provided unmodified from Debian and thus bugs should be forwarded to Debian

Recent example for such a case: 0009077
kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2025-02-10 12:32

reporter   ~0020323

Another example for packages which are getting removed in Debian (and thus in Kali) which could be documented as well: 0009091
kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2025-03-31 04:50

reporter   ~0020456

Another example for misunderstandings which could be clarified in the docs: 0009120
kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2025-04-04 21:22

reporter   ~0020465

Linkung to https://www.kali.org/docs/policy/kali-linux-relationship-with-debian/ could also help.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-10-15 20:36 kali-bugreport New Issue
2024-10-16 15:02 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0019930
2024-10-21 08:47 daniruiz Assigned To => g0tmi1k
2024-10-21 08:47 daniruiz Status new => assigned
2024-10-27 20:47 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0019981
2025-01-22 17:41 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020282
2025-01-22 17:41 kali-bugreport Note Edited: 0019981
2025-02-10 12:32 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020323
2025-03-31 04:50 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020456
2025-04-04 21:22 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020465