I wanted to report a request for feature to bowtie2
package on Debian project
Checking and asking how to report a bug to the bug tracking system (= BTS) on the project, it seems 2 ways.
- One is to send a report by email (https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control)
- Another is to send a report by
reportbug
command. Internally it sends email.
As "2." looks recommended, and I could not find how to report by "1", I installed Debian, and install the reportbug command, and reported it.
Here is the log.
Install Debian 9
The latest stable version is Debian 9. Install it on VirtualBox.
I referred below video about how to install it. How to Install Debian 9 on VirtualBox - YouTube
Live CD with the normal installation is useful.
https://www.debian.org/CD/live/
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/
Download debian-live-9.8.0-amd64-gnome.iso
.
Create new virtual OS image, then set the iso image at Settings - Storage. Select Graphical Installer.
Input below items, and etc.
Hostname: debian Netowrk: debian.local Real name: XXX YYY User: automatically decided by the name.
Then install basic packages.
# apt-get install vim git # apt-get install reportbug # which reportbug /usr/bin/reportbug
How to report a bug by reportbug
$ reportbug --help Usage: reportbug [options] <pacakge | filename> ...
Create the configuration file ~/.reportbugrc
, settng name and email, and etc.
Select GUI (gtk) version as the reportbug interface.
$ reportbug --configure
After typing below command, the GUI window is launched.
$ reportbug -s "bowtie2 arm 64 (aarch64) package" bowtie2
Ref: https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
After sending the report, you will receive an email from the bug tracking system.
My first reporting issue on the Debian BTS. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=925499
In case of Ubuntu, as the BTS web interface is prepared, it is easier.