How to Install and Uninstall apport Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "apport" package

This tutorial shows how to install apport on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apport
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apport" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall apport on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apport
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apport package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 792
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.29.17)
Recommends: apport-symptoms, python3-systemd
Suggests: apport-gtk | apport-kde, policykit-1
Conflicts: core-dump-handler
Breaks: python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: core-dump-handler, python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/a/apport/apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27_all.deb
Size: 129340
MD5sum: cb5785961f958cb751144cd14b4f0a35
SHA1: 0ac40b8cf4d50c01c1e55e4fb2c89db7e6a62aaa
SHA256: dfd8a03feb18ee5e4cd1fa2b17640e3c956decf64e381b8e8abc01cc2f54ea77
SHA512: eae1b6b0cf6b5eb98fe3907faa6be57d20beb3b4a38df2a7ed9fa5bacfca49933970d019b0b53a63192649b9c0d562d84c68541ef71f0bf711f0a05770a59b3c
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Description-md5: c04626471654f9246cf5e28b560d262e
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 792
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.29.17)
Recommends: apport-symptoms, python3-systemd
Suggests: apport-gtk | apport-kde, policykit-1
Conflicts: core-dump-handler
Breaks: python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: core-dump-handler, python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/a/apport/apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26_all.deb
Size: 129272
MD5sum: be395e255bf811b286cbb0de0639b7ff
SHA1: e5254ec52b3934964b0a1e0d324ab7526eeea37e
SHA256: 4fe0ab9fa4cdb4f6611b133ccc0ed2773bf030950c9d34f12ced09c13901b0bf
SHA512: a333a77aee09399b15c63fdc961c7decb67d48a7b09934b9f0fc6dc33ae46612a7b60f52e133c6b44b824d4389b99a048ba98dcf569ad04aadf6aa68988b6f84
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Description-md5: c04626471654f9246cf5e28b560d262e
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 776
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.29.17)
Recommends: apport-symptoms, python3-systemd
Suggests: apport-gtk | apport-kde, policykit-1
Conflicts: core-dump-handler
Breaks: python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Replaces: core-dump-handler, python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/a/apport/apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu27_all.deb
Size: 128052
MD5sum: 928878985b4ba22b16c0732a42e05bce
SHA1: 1a7a2d8502985889d9a1dc5154829bc3efd43848
SHA256: 612dd8cdbd977cfbf82ec4766721b5d3b5c9362c56c488f7c2c1b3e49c6f50f9
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Description-md5: c04626471654f9246cf5e28b560d262e
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop