[Bug 1898720] [NEW] Update-Notifier: "Report a problem"-Message: No title, no details

DarkTrick 1898720 at bugs.launchpad.net
Tue Oct 6 12:49:50 UTC 2020


Public bug reported:

What happens
==============
The update-notifier can run into a problem and will show the following message:

 --------------------------------------------------
|icon                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|System program problem detected                   |
|                                                  |
|Do you want to report the problem now?            |
 --------------------------------------------------

Graphical version https://imgur.com/a/1WFow3K


Problems here:
==============
- The message does not state which program had a problem
- The message does not allow for checking what exactly gets reported
- The message does not allow for checking details of the incident.


lsb_release -rd
=================
Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release:	20.04


apt-cache policy pkgname
==========================
N: Unable to locate package ubuntu-notifier

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: update-notifier 3.192.30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Oct  6 21:24:55 2020
SourcePackage: update-notifier
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-24 (74 days ago)

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages

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Title:
  Update-Notifier: "Report a problem"-Message: No title, no details

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  What happens
  ==============
  The update-notifier can run into a problem and will show the following message:

   --------------------------------------------------
  |icon                                              |
  |--------------------------------------------------|
  |System program problem detected                   |
  |                                                  |
  |Do you want to report the problem now?            |
   --------------------------------------------------

  Graphical version https://imgur.com/a/1WFow3K

  
  Problems here:
  ==============
  - The message does not state which program had a problem
  - The message does not allow for checking what exactly gets reported
  - The message does not allow for checking details of the incident.

  
  lsb_release -rd
  =================
  Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  Release:	20.04

  
  apt-cache policy pkgname
  ==========================
  N: Unable to locate package ubuntu-notifier

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: update-notifier 3.192.30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Tue Oct  6 21:24:55 2020
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-24 (74 days ago)

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