[Bug 1050569] [NEW] Cannot file a bug using apport after performing offline installation

[Nicholas Skaggs]

Public bug reported:

After performing an offline installation, I am unable to run apport via
ubuntu-bug to file a bug against ubiquity until I first run an apt-get
update to update the archive. When an installation is offline, it seems
like this list is missing. Apport gives the following error:

dpkg-query: no packages found matching ubiquity

After running the update, everything went fine, and obviously, network
access is required to file a bug. However, this interaction is
confusing, and if possible should be fixed. Could ubiquity generate the
list during an offline install? Could apport run an update if it doesn't
find the package in the current list before giving the error? This might
just be a 'won't fix'.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.16-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 13 15:07:51 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120913.3)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apport
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.32

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Title:
  Cannot file a bug using apport after performing offline installation

Status in Apport crash detection/reporting:
  New
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After performing an offline installation, I am unable to run apport
  via ubuntu-bug to file a bug against ubiquity until I first run an
  apt-get update to update the archive. When an installation is offline,
  it seems like this list is missing. Apport gives the following error:

  dpkg-query: no packages found matching ubiquity

  After running the update, everything went fine, and obviously, network
  access is required to file a bug. However, this interaction is
  confusing, and if possible should be fixed. Could ubiquity generate
  the list during an offline install? Could apport run an update if it
  doesn't find the package in the current list before giving the error?
  This might just be a 'won't fix'.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.16-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 13 15:07:51 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120913.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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