[Bug 1164406] Re: ubuntu.py general hook gives error "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode bytes in position 1821152-1821153: invalid continuation byte"

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[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

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

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Title:
  ubuntu.py general hook gives error "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec
  can't decode bytes in position 1821152-1821153: invalid continuation
  byte"

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  As seen in HookError_ubuntu.txt attachment on bug 1163761:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 197, in _run_hook
      symb['add_info'](report, ui)
    File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 60, in add_info
      log_file = get_attachment_contents(report, attachment)
    File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 443, in get_attachment_contents
      contents = report[attachment].decode('UTF-8')
  UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode bytes in position 1821152-1821153: invalid continuation byte

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