Getting "Fatal IO error: client killed" when trying to report a bug

[Albert Zeyer]

Binary package hint: apport

I am getting this output:

az@acompneu 256 (~) %ubuntu-bug apport
: Fatal IO error: client killed
az@acompneu 257 (~) %

What is this Fatal error about? If it is not an error, it should not show it (i.e. that is the bug). If there is an error, it should be fixed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 17 20:21:19 2010
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sergio Callegari (callegar)]

Ubuntu-bug has numerous issues. This is one of them. Tends to appear when firefox is the default browser.
But to have a buggy bug reporting tool is something that should be avoided.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

* Is this reproducible (especially on Precise or Quantal)?
* If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Ibrahim M. Ghazal (imgx64)]

This bug is still present in Ubuntu 13.04 so I'm reopening it. I can reproduce it on a fresh installation with a simple "ubuntu-bug apport" then clicking send. The bug is still reported correctly, but this error shows up in the terminal.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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