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Linux is the only modern OS I've used that doesn't have the capability to send crash reports back to the developers Red Hat's abrt does that: https://github.co
by andor 12y ago
Linux is the only modern OS I've used that doesn't have the capability to send crash reports back to the developers
Red Hat's abrt does that: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/ https://github.com/abrt/abrt/
Using kdump, it can also report kernel panics. Kdump acts as
a kernel that is executed after the main kernel panics. The fresh kernel has a clean state and can store the dump in a file system.
the QR code functionality is worse in all cases except where your storage system is completely inaccessible/irreparably damaged
It's worse because it's not an automatic process. It's also better, because it doesn't require external dependencies like abrt and kdump -- it's part of the kernel.
- couchand 12y agoIt's also better on account of being accessible to a wider audience. I'd wager far more users know what a QR code is than abrt, kdump etc. If there's just a cursory error message and a QR code with dump nearly everyone can submit helpful bug reports.