Known Issues

All software, when it is released, contains bugs the developers know about but have chosen, for a variety of reasons, not to fix before releasing. Free software is no different in this regard from proprietary software, except that with free software, we tell users about these problems.

We also encourage our users to report bugs so that they can be fixed. The best way to report bugs found in GNOME is to use the Simple Bug Guide. This will take you through the necessary steps to file a quality bug report, and make sure that it is tagged appropriately. If you're too advanced for anything with the word 'simple' in it, there is also the traditional bug form. More details on bugs already reported can be found at our Bugzilla. Among the most prominent GNOME 2.10 bugs:

7.1. List of known issues

  • Mozilla/Firefox new window focus: When you launch Mozilla or Firefox and already have another Mozilla or Firefox window open, the new window may appear without focus and behind the window that does have focus. GNOME's mozilla-based Epiphany browser does not have this problem, and Mozilla hackers are working to quickly fix this in future versions of Mozilla and Firefox.
  • Session startup temporary hang: Applications with broken session management can cause login to hang for a few minutes at the splashscreen. The default session does not contain any such apps so this will only become a problem if you save your session on logout. If you run into this problem, just wait for the login to proceed and then remove any such applications before saving your session again.