[Bug 701318] Re: apport is difficult to use

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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

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Title:
  apport is difficult to use

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apport

  apport should take no arguments and allow you to nter a programme name
  or select a package from a menu.

  As it is it asks you to use -p which is deprecated.

  For a new, novice or naive user it is very confusing.  If I wish to
  report a bug in firefox how would I do it?  I would not be able to use
  apport (or ubuntu-bug).  There is quite a bit of knowledge required to
  use apport which means that you are missing out on a huge amount of
  feedback - all that would come from the vast majority of users now.
  As well as amplifying the meme that Linux is only for experienced
  Linux users, which means that when we all grow old and die there will
  be no Linux users left!

  Worik

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic x86_64
  ApportLog:
   
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan 11 14:15:02 2011
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apport

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