[Bug 1561759] [NEW] Not able to "Filing a general bug against no particular package"

[Daniel]

Public bug reported:

Unlike described in 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Filing_a_general_bug_against_no_particular_package
ubuntu-bug fails  if not given a package name or using the -w option to retrieve package from executeable contrary to the descibed procedure to file a /general/ bug against /no particular/ package

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apport-gtk 2.20-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportLog:
 
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CrashReports: 640:1000:117:1220382:2016-03-23 10:25:40.878120899 +0100:2016-03-23 10:27:02.488061850 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_xfce4-power-manager.1000.crash
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Thu Mar 24 23:32:22 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-19 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha i386 (20160217)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.5
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 xenial

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Title:
  Not able to "Filing a general bug against no particular package"

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Unlike described in 
  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Filing_a_general_bug_against_no_particular_package
  ubuntu-bug fails  if not given a package name or using the -w option to retrieve package from executeable contrary to the descibed procedure to file a /general/ bug against /no particular/ package

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: apport-gtk 2.20-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportLog:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CrashReports: 640:1000:117:1220382:2016-03-23 10:25:40.878120899 +0100:2016-03-23 10:27:02.488061850 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_xfce4-power-manager.1000.crash
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Thu Mar 24 23:32:22 2016
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-19 (34 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha i386 (20160217)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.5
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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