I get the same message on 12.10. The package python-launchpadlib was not installed and after I installed it I got this:
~ » apport-collect 1135473 ↵ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module> app.run_argv() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 639, in run_argv return self.run_update_report() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 559, in run_update_report attachment_comment='apport information') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 358, in update report.write_mime(mime, skip_keys=skip_keys) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 504, in write_mime attach_value = CompressedValue(v, k).gzipvalue File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 44, in __init__ self.set_value(value) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 50, in set_value gzip.GzipFile(self.name, mode='wb', fileobj=out).write(value) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 131, in __init__ self._write_gzip_header() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 176, in _write_gzip_header self.fileobj.write(fname + '\000') TypeError: 'unicode' does not have the buffer interface -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061493 Title: Apport crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1061493/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs