---Problem Description---
Error messages while installing apport package
---uname output---
3.19.0-9-generic
Machine Type = POWER8
---Steps to Reproduce---
1) Install Ubuntu 15.04 as a PowerKVM guest.
2) Install apport package using following command
apt-get install apport
Error messages are displayed during the installation. The installation eventually succeeds.
root@ub1504:~# apt-get install apport
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.18.0-13 linux-headers-3.18.0-13-generic
linux-image-3.18.0-13-generic linux-image-extra-3.18.0-13-generic
python-support
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
apport-symptoms libpolkit-agent-1-0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 policykit-1
python3-apport python3-problem-report
Suggested packages:
apport-gtk apport-kde python3-launchpadlib
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apport apport-symptoms libpolkit-agent-1-0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 policykit-1
python3-apport python3-problem-report
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 312 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,296 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main libpolkit-agent-1-0 ppc64el 0.105-8ubuntu2 [14.6 kB]
Get:2 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main libpolkit-backend-1-0 ppc64el 0.105-8ubuntu2 [33.5 kB]
Get:3 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main python3-problem-report all 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 [10.1 kB]
Get:4 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main python3-apport all 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 [75.9 kB]
Get:5 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main apport all 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 [113 kB]
Get:6 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main apport-symptoms all 0.20 [14.2 kB]
Get:7 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ vivid/main policykit-1 ppc64el 0.105-8ubuntu2 [50.7 kB]
Fetched 312 kB in 1s (217 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libpolkit-agent-1-0:ppc64el.
(Reading database ... 114319 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libpolkit-agent-1-0_0.105-8ubuntu2_ppc64el.deb ...
Unpacking libpolkit-agent-1-0:ppc64el (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libpolkit-backend-1-0:ppc64el.
Preparing to unpack .../libpolkit-backend-1-0_0.105-8ubuntu2_ppc64el.deb ...
Unpacking libpolkit-backend-1-0:ppc64el (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python3-problem-report.
Preparing to unpack .../python3-problem-report_2.16.2-0ubuntu4_all.deb ...
Unpacking python3-problem-report (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python3-apport.
Preparing to unpack .../python3-apport_2.16.2-0ubuntu4_all.deb ...
Unpacking python3-apport (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package apport.
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.16.2-0ubuntu4_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package apport-symptoms.
Preparing to unpack .../apport-symptoms_0.20_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport-symptoms (0.20) ...
Selecting previously unselected package policykit-1.
Preparing to unpack .../policykit-1_0.105-8ubuntu2_ppc64el.deb ...
Unpacking policykit-1 (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.3-1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.8.12-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libpolkit-agent-1-0:ppc64el (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libpolkit-backend-1-0:ppc64el (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python3-problem-report (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up python3-apport (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up apport (2.16.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: Timeout was reached (g-io-error-quark, 24)
Failed to execute operation: Connection timed out
invoke-rc.d: apport.service doesn't exist but the upstart job does. Nothing to start or stop until a systemd or init job is present.
Setting up apport-symptoms (0.20) ...
Setting up policykit-1 (0.105-8ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.8.12-1ubuntu3) ...
root@ub1504:~# dpkg -l | grep apport
ii apport 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 all automatically generate crash reports for debugging
ii apport-symptoms 0.20 all symptom scripts for apport
ii python3-apport 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 all Python 3 library for Apport crash report handling
root@ub1504:~# uname -r
3.19.0-9-generic
root@ub1504:~#
Userspace tool common name: apport
The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64-bit
Userspace package: apport (2.16.2-0ubuntu4)
------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2015-04-01 11:04 EDT-------
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