Ubuntu
apport package

Apport questions about kernel crashes confusing

Bug #549726 reported by Ed Coles
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apport (Ubuntu)
Expired
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apport

The questions that Apport asks about the details of one's kernel (i.e. "Is this kernel upstream?") are terribly confusing, full of programming jargon and do not mean anything to a regular computer user. I believe that the the main ways to resolve this would be one or more of the following:

- Automatically gather data about the user's kernel
- Simplify questions
- Add an "I don't know" response
- Provide help on how to gather the necessary information to answer the questions

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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