[Bug 1655874] [NEW] Better error message for missing names

[anatoly techtonik]

Public bug reported:

I've tried to report bug against uvcvideo in dmesg. `ubuntu-bug` refused
with the message "The report belongs to a package that is not
installed".

http://imgur.com/a/GXtov

The message is wrong - it is not that there is a package that is not
installed, there is no such package at all
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=uvcvideo&searchon=names&section=all

Apport could do this check and provide a link package search in that
popup message.

And if this bug is fixed, it will be possible to fill another request -
when the package is not found, make an additional lookup for name in
drivers shipped by default with kernel.

I can try to make a patch if somebody can enlighten me on a TRUE way to
make a package name lookup from apport. Ideally offline, but online is
fine too if there is no way.

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

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Title:
  Better error message for missing names

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've tried to report bug against uvcvideo in dmesg. `ubuntu-bug`
  refused with the message "The report belongs to a package that is not
  installed".

  http://imgur.com/a/GXtov

  The message is wrong - it is not that there is a package that is not
  installed, there is no such package at all
  http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=uvcvideo&searchon=names&section=all

  Apport could do this check and provide a link package search in that
  popup message.

  And if this bug is fixed, it will be possible to fill another request
  - when the package is not found, make an additional lookup for name in
  drivers shipped by default with kernel.

  I can try to make a patch if somebody can enlighten me on a TRUE way
  to make a package name lookup from apport. Ideally offline, but online
  is fine too if there is no way.

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