[Bug 1319324] Re: Problem report keeps the user in the dark

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Problem report keeps the user in the dark

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When a crash report exists, I am greeted at system start-up with a
  windows that says: "There is a system problem. Do you want to report
  it now?" It does not give any clue about what that problem is.

  I expect that window to show what problem it is referring to.

  For example, I had an updating issue with a package from an external
  repository (MariaDB in my case), which was easily solved by following
  the suggestions made by apt-get. So there was no issue. However, at
  the next system start I was confronted with this "problem" that was
  not a problem. Only by looking in /var/crash/, I could see that it had
  to be this issue.

  Also, this window leaves me the choice between filing a report (bad
  option in this case) or cancel, which means postponing the report
  (also a bad option).

  I would like the opportunity to see that the problem presented at
  start-up is one I already solved, and NOT report it. Preferably in or
  from that same start-up window. I managed to delete the problem report
  by deleting the file in /var/crash/, but that is not exactly newbie-
  friendly.

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 13.10
  Release:	13.10

  $ apt-cache policy apport
  apport:
    Installed: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
    Candidate: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
    Version table:
   *** 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 0
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-security/main i386 Packages
       2.12.5-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages

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