Add guides on how to manually collect bug report system information #58
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## Graphics Card
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## Graphics Card
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TODO: Investigate how to get this info
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TODO: Pick an option: `lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display'` or `glxinfo -B`
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or something else?
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`lspci` should be accessible on every Linux system, but the driver version is not
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printed. `glxinfo` may need to be installed on some distros (Including Ubuntu),
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but it prints GPU and driver version. `glxinfo` is usally proviede as part
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Philipp Oeser
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proviede > provided proviede > provided
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of `mesa-utils`, so the vast majority of distros should offer it.
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## Blender Version
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## Blender Version
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### Downloaded from Blender Website
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### Downloaded from Blender Website
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Navigate to where Blender is installed and run `/path/to/blender --verison`
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Navigate to where Blender is installed and run `/path/to/blender --verison`
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in a terminal. The Blender version can be found in the first line of the out.
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in a terminal. The Blender version can be found in the first line of the output.
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![](../../../images/linux_get_blender_version.jpg)
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TODO: Does this work when Blender can't open (It likely does if the GPU is too old, but what if the glibc version is too old)? If this does work, then do we want to do this on Windows and macOS as well? Linux users are more like to be comfortable with using the terminal than the average Windows and macOS user.
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TODO: Does this work when Blender can't open (It likely does if the GPU is too old, but what if the glibc version is too old)? If this does work, then do we want to do this on Windows and macOS as well? Linux users are more like to be comfortable with using the terminal than the average Windows and macOS user.
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Open Steam, right click on Blender and select the option
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Open Steam, right click on Blender and select the option
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`Manage > Browse local files`. A file browser will open displaying the path
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`Manage > Browse local files`. A file browser will open displaying the path
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to where Blender is installed. Open a terminal and run /path/to/blender --verison`.
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to where Blender is installed. Open a terminal and run
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The Blender version can be found in the first line of the out.
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`/path/to/blender --verison`. The Blender version can be found in the first line
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of the output.
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TODO: Add image
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TODO: Add image
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Open a terminal and run `snap list | grep blender`. In the output you will find
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Open a terminal and run `snap list | grep blender`. In the output you will find
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Blender with a version numbder listed beside it.
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Blender with a version numbder listed beside it.
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TODO: Add image
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Maybe just mention both? (pointing out the advantage of
glxinfo
if available)