1# Opening issues {#sec-opening-issues}
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3* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
4* Make sure there is no open issue on the topic
5* [Submit a new issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/new/choose) by choosing the kind of topic and fill out the template
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