Apport crashes

[mdmcginn]

michael@doulos:~/Desktop$ apport-collect 1061467
The authorization page:
 (https://launchpad.net/+authorize-token?oauth_token=MY-TOKEN-WAS-HERE&allow_permission=DESKTOP_INTEGRATION)
should be opening in your browser. Use your browser to authorize
this program to access Launchpad on your behalf.
Press any key to continue or wait (5) seconds...
Waiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision...
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Created new window in existing browser session.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
    app.run_argv()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 634, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 554, in run_update_report
    attachment_comment='apport information')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 358, in update
    report.write_mime(mime, skip_keys=skip_keys)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 504, in write_mime
    attach_value = CompressedValue(v, k).gzipvalue
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 44, in __init__
    self.set_value(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 50, in set_value
    gzip.GzipFile(self.name, mode='wb', fileobj=out).write(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 131, in __init__
    self._write_gzip_header()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 176, in _write_gzip_header
    self.fileobj.write(fname + '\000')
TypeError: 'unicode' does not have the buffer interface
michael@doulos:~/Desktop$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: apport 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 23f9165fb5269142dfde45beba11cbff
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Thu Oct 4 04:36:31 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-23 (10 days ago)

[mdmcginn (mcweb)]

While reporting this bug, I got:

michael@doulos:~/Desktop$ ubuntu-bug apport
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/medibuntu.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 195, in _run_hook
    exec(compile(fd.read(), hook, 'exec'), symb)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/medibuntu.py", line 17
    except ValueError, e:
                     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
michael@doulos:~/Desktop$ Created new window in existing browser session.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This file isn't provided by the apport package:

/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/medibuntu.py

it probably comes frome medibuntu package. You could check with 'dpkg -S /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/medibuntu.py'

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Christopher Barrington-Leigh (cpbl)]

Since I upgraded to 12.10, I get this ERROR every time I run ubuntu-bug.

[Bruce Pieterse (octoquad)]

I get the same message on 12.10. The package python-launchpadlib was not installed and after I installed it I got this:

~ » apport-collect 1135473 ↵
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
    app.run_argv()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 639, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 559, in run_update_report
    attachment_comment='apport information')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 358, in update
    report.write_mime(mime, skip_keys=skip_keys)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 504, in write_mime
    attach_value = CompressedValue(v, k).gzipvalue
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 44, in __init__
    self.set_value(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 50, in set_value
    gzip.GzipFile(self.name, mode='wb', fileobj=out).write(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 131, in __init__
    self._write_gzip_header()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 176, in _write_gzip_header
    self.fileobj.write(fname + '\000')
TypeError: 'unicode' does not have the buffer interface