Verify behavior against upstream
NOTICE: This page was copied from the Regolith 1.x website and has not been updated for Regolith 2. It may contain out of date information.

Regolith is composed of several existing open-source projects plus some additional custom packages. Sometimes when a bug is found in Regolith, actually it’s a bug in an upstream project. Determining the source of bugs is a first step in getting them fixed.

Check gnome-flashback #

Most of Regolith’s GNOME support comes from the gnome-flashback project. To run a gnome-flashback session, install the session and log back in to your account after selecting that session from the login screen.

  1. Install the gnome-session-flashback session:
sudo apt install gnome-session-flashback
  1. Restart your computer and then select the GNOME Flashback (Metacity) session as shown here:
  1. Verify your behavior against Regolith. If the problematic behavior also exists in gnome-flashback then the bug is likely there. If the bug does not exist in the gnome-flashback then it’s likely to be in Regolith.
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