Open ubuntu-bug, chose other and it will say error because it needs a package or PIB

Bug #777158 reported by spiral
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apport (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: apport

I needed to report an error about network and I did not know the name of the package. On the instructions for bug reporting I found this (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs):
"Filing a general bug against no particular package

If you're not sure which package is affected by the bug, type ubuntu-bug in the "Run Application" window and click Run. This will guide you through a series of questions to gather more information about the bug. "

1. ALT+F2
2. ubuntu-bug
3
. Chose Other
Result: You need to specify a package or PIB...

This is in contradiction of what is in instruction page, and also I cannot enter the PIB or package name unless I entered it after I typed in ubuntu-one after alt+f2

Ubuntu 11.04, freshly updated
version of apport-gtk: 1.20.1-0ubuntu5

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport-gtk 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 4 16:19:30 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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spiral (spiralciric) wrote :
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Philip Muškovac (yofel) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 654928, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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