ubuntu-bug option 'other' fails

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel]

Apologies for tagging this bug report incorrectly.

Executing ubuntu-bug without options results in a panel asking for more information.

Choosing option 'other' results in a panel saying "You need to specify a package or a PID. See --help for more information"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-41.46~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-41-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jan 29 09:57:47 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-14 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

I can confirm if I `ubuntu-bug` with no options.. a dialog soon pops up, where on clicking "Other" I get

"No package specified: You need to specify a package or a PID. See --help for more information".

For me `apport` is (hirsute) 2.20.11-0ubuntu56

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Note: I expect this is intended behaviour, it's just not likely what most users would expect

The "Other" choice maybe could give warning you'll need to submit bug another way, but this is just opinion.

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel (hpvpp)]

If this is intended then it is entirely user-UN-friendly. IMHO it is most likely the result of sloppy maintenance.