Ubuntu
apport package

Better error message for missing names

Bug #1655874 reported by anatoly techtonik
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Bug Description

I've tried to report bug against uvcvideo in dmesg. `ubuntu-bug` refused with the message "The report belongs to a package that is not installed".

http://imgur.com/a/GXtov

The message is wrong - it is not that there is a package that is not installed, there is no such package at all http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=uvcvideo&searchon=names&section=all

Apport could do this check and provide a link package search in that popup message.

And if this bug is fixed, it will be possible to fill another request - when the package is not found, make an additional lookup for name in drivers shipped by default with kernel.

I can try to make a patch if somebody can enlighten me on a TRUE way to make a package name lookup from apport. Ideally offline, but online is fine too if there is no way.

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