I don't think this is a duplicate. It's the libdrm-nouveau1a package that can't install, not apport. Apport just doesn't want to file bug reports due to an outdated package. Also, manually updating via Synaptic resolves the issue.
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 707971 package apport 1.17.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/708249 Title: Unable to report crashes via apport due to inability to update -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs