This is still a bug in a supported version. robin@taniwha:/etc/apt$ sudo mv sources.list sources.list.bak [sudo] wachtwoord voor robin: robin@taniwha:/etc/apt$ ubuntu-bug apport Gtk-Message: 11:56:56.196: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
[... displays the message in the attached screenshot ...] robin@taniwha:/etc/apt$ sudo mv sources.list.bak sources.list robin@taniwha:/etc/apt$ ubuntu-bug apport [... proceeds to collect data like normal ...] robin@taniwha:/etc/apt$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic ** Attachment added: "Selectie_417.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1342429/+attachment/5334264/+files/Selectie_417.png ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apport in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1342429 Title: ubuntu-bug crashes when there's no sources.list Status in apport package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ ubuntu-bug apport *** Collecting problem information The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the application. This might take a few minutes. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 365, in <module> if not app.run_argv(): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 554, in run_argv return self.run_report_bug() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 359, in run_report_bug self.collect_info(symptom_script) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 874, in collect_info icthread.exc_raise() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 74, in thread_collect_info report.add_package_info(package) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 219, in add_package_info version = packaging.get_version(package) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 92, in get_version pkg = self._apt_pkg(package) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 85, in _apt_pkg return self._cache()[package] File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 53, in _cache self._apt_cache = apt.Cache(progress, rootdir='/') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 101, in __init__ self._check_and_create_required_dirs(rootdir) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 131, in _check_and_create_required_dirs open(rootdir + f, "w").close() IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '//etc/apt/sources.list' If I run it with sudo, then it makes a zero-byte sources.list file. The reason we don't have a sources.list is that puppet manages the files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d according to the needs of the server. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-42.63~precise1-generic 3.8.13.23 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-42-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 CrashReports: 640:3276:106:13876:2014-07-16 11:35:09.958702133 +1200:2014-07-16 11:35:09.958702133 +1200:/var/crash/_usr_bin_apport-bug.3276.crash Date: Wed Jul 16 11:46:54 2014 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1342429/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
