`apport-cli --save /tmp/1814529.apport apport` appears to save the collected information to a file, as intended. I used this mechanism to generate the following information so that I could attach it to this bug report (due to this bug, I can't use the normal mechanism): ProblemType: Bug ApportLog: ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Mon Feb 4 12:06:04 2019 Dependencies: adduser 3.116ubuntu1 apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 apport-symptoms 0.20 apt 1.6.8 apt-utils 1.6.8 bzip2 1.0.6-8.1 ca-certificates 20180409 dbus 1.12.2-1ubuntu1 debconf 1.5.66 debconf-i18n 1.5.66 distro-info-data 0.37ubuntu0.2 dmsetup 2:1.02.145-4.1ubuntu3 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1 fdisk 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 file 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1 gcc-8-base 8.2.0-1ubuntu2~18.04 gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.56.1-1 gpgv 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.2 init-system-helpers 1.51 iso-codes 3.79-1 libacl1 2.2.52-3build1 libapparmor1 2.12-4ubuntu5.1 libapt-inst2.0 1.6.8 libapt-pkg5.0 1.6.8 libargon2-0 0~20161029-1.1 libattr1 1:2.4.47-2build1 libaudit-common 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 libaudit1 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 libblkid1 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-8.1 libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1 libcap-ng0 0.7.7-3.1 libcap2 1:2.25-1.2 libcryptsetup12 2:2.0.2-1ubuntu1.1 libdb5.3 5.3.28-13.1ubuntu1 libdbus-1-3 1.12.2-1ubuntu1 libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.145-4.1ubuntu3 libexpat1 2.2.5-3 libfdisk1 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 libffi6 3.2.1-8 libgcc1 1:8.2.0-1ubuntu2~18.04 libgcrypt20 1.8.1-4ubuntu1.1 libgirepository-1.0-1 1.56.1-1 libglib2.0-0 2.56.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libglib2.0-data 2.56.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libgmp10 2:6.1.2+dfsg-2 libgnutls30 3.5.18-1ubuntu1 libgpg-error0 1.27-6 libgpm2 1.20.7-5 libhogweed4 3.4-1 libicu60 60.2-3ubuntu3 libidn11 1.33-2.1ubuntu1 libidn2-0 2.0.4-1.1build2 libip4tc0 1.6.1-2ubuntu2 libjson-c3 0.12.1-1.3 libkmod2 24-1ubuntu3.2 liblocale-gettext-perl 1.07-3build2 liblz4-1 0.0~r131-2ubuntu3 liblzma5 5.2.2-1.3 libmagic-mgc 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1 libmagic1 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1 libmount1 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 libmpdec2 2.4.2-1ubuntu1 libncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04 libncursesw5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04 libnettle6 3.4-1 libp11-kit0 0.23.9-2 libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2 libpam-modules-bin 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2 libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2 libpam-systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 libpam0g 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2 libpcre3 2:8.39-9 libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4 libpolkit-backend-1-0 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4 libprocps6 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 libpython3-stdlib 3.6.7-1~18.04 libpython3.6-minimal 3.6.7-1~18.04 libpython3.6-stdlib 3.6.7-1~18.04 libreadline7 7.0-3 libseccomp2 2.3.1-2.1ubuntu4 libselinux1 2.7-2build2 libsemanage-common 2.7-2build2 libsemanage1 2.7-2build2 libsepol1 2.7-1 libsmartcols1 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1 libssl1.1 1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.3 libstdc++6 8.2.0-1ubuntu2~18.04 libsystemd0 237-3ubuntu10.11 libtasn1-6 4.13-2 libtext-charwidth-perl 0.04-7.1 libtext-iconv-perl 1.7-5build6 libtext-wrapi18n-perl 0.06-7.1 libtinfo5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04 libudev1 237-3ubuntu10.11 libunistring2 0.9.9-0ubuntu1 libuuid1 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.2 libzstd1 1.3.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1 lsb-base 9.20170808ubuntu1 lsb-release 9.20170808ubuntu1 mime-support 3.60ubuntu1 mount 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 networkd-dispatcher 1.7-0ubuntu3.3 openssl 1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.3 passwd 1:4.5-1ubuntu1 perl-base 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.3 policykit-1 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4 procps 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 psmisc 23.1-1ubuntu0.1 python-apt-common 1.6.3 python3 3.6.7-1~18.04 python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 python3-apt 1.6.3 python3-certifi 2018.1.18-2 python3-chardet 3.0.4-1 python3-dbus 1.2.6-1 python3-gi 3.26.1-2 python3-httplib2 0.9.2+dfsg-1 python3-idna 2.6-1 python3-minimal 3.6.7-1~18.04 python3-pkg-resources 39.0.1-2 python3-problem-report 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 python3-requests 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1 python3-requests-unixsocket 0.1.5-3 python3-six 1.11.0-2 python3-systemd 234-1build1 python3-urllib3 1.22-1 python3.6 3.6.7-1~18.04 python3.6-minimal 3.6.7-1~18.04 readline-common 7.0-3 shared-mime-info 1.9-2 systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.1 ubuntu-keyring 2018.09.18.1~18.04.0 util-linux 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 uuid-runtime 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 xdg-user-dirs 0.17-1ubuntu1 xz-utils 5.2.2-1.3 zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-31 (733 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) Package: apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCpuinfoMinimal: processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 142 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz stepping : 9 microcode : 0x8e cpu MHz : 2254.278 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 3 initial apicid : 3 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 22 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc art arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch cpuid_fault epb invpcid_single pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid mpx rdseed adx smap clflushopt intel_pt xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves dtherm arat pln pts hwp hwp_notify hwp_act_window hwp_epp flush_l1d bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf bogomips : 4800.00 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 TERM=xterm-256color SHELL=/bin/bash LANGUAGE=en_GB:en XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= PATH=(custom, user) LD_PRELOAD= ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48-generic 4.15.18 SourcePackage: apport Tags: bionic Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-06-13 (235 days ago) _MarkForUpload: True