Bogus error message "No packages found matching linux", no success feedback; actually uploads information though

Bug #1030164 reported by Teo
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apport (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The following command:
  apport-collect -p linux 715855
seems to fail, with the nonsense error message: "No packages found matching linux". It prints this error message and nothing else, so it seems to fail. Then you find out it has actually uploaded the log files and attached them to the bug report.

Expected behavior: it shouldn't give that error message (a package called "linux" obviously exist) and if something is actually failing it should give proper information about what has failed. AND it should either open a browser window where you can see the updated bug report, or print a message indicating that the files were uploaded succesfully.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportLog:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
CrashReports:
 640:1000:125:38378:2012-07-27 18:36:15.835750000 +0200:2012-07-27 20:07:33.195381844 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_bin_glipper.1000.crash
 600:115:125:0:2012-07-28 00:15:37.606432366 +0200:2012-05-18 12:41:57.133618850 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_bin_glipper.1000.uploaded
 664:1000:125:0:2012-07-21 01:11:23.722222057 +0200:2012-07-21 01:11:23.722222057 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_bin_glipper.1000.upload
Date: Sat Jul 28 00:37:06 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (71 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Teo (teo1978) wrote :
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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: New → Incomplete
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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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