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-This issue tracker is only for technical issues related to komodod
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-General Komodo questions and/or support requests and are best directed to [Discord](https://komodoplatform.com/discord)
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-### Describe the issue
-Please provide a general summary of the issue you're experiencing
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-### Can you reliably reproduce the issue?
-#### If so, please list the steps to reproduce below:
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-### Expected behaviour
-Tell us what should happen
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-### Actual behaviour + errors
-Tell us what happens instead including any noticable error output (any messages displayed on-screen when e.g. a crash occurred)
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-### The version of Komodo you were using:
-Run `komodod --version` to find out
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-### Machine specs:
-- OS name + version:
-- CPU:
-- RAM:
-- Disk size:
-- Disk Type (HD/SDD):
-- Linux kernel version (uname -a):
-- Compiler version (gcc -version):
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-### Any extra information that might be useful in the debugging process.
-This includes the relevant contents of `~/.komodo/debug.log`. You can paste raw text, attach the file directly in the issue or link to the text via a pastebin type site.
-Please also include any non-standard things you did during compilation (extra flags, dependency version changes etc.) if applicable.
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-### Do you have a backup of `~/.komodo` directory and/or take a VM snapshot?
-- Backing up / making a copy of the `~/.komodo` directory might help make the problem reproducible. Please redact appropriately.
-- Taking a VM snapshot is really helpful for interactively testing fixes