How to Install and Uninstall apport Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "apport" package

Please follow the steps below to install apport on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 784
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1), 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_2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1_all.deb
Size: 128964
MD5sum: fa82c8c6cf47ed998237b452172b025c
SHA1: f433cf661f64a2c006d7850dfd95c3d9ce2bb4f4
SHA256: 3d9904ac0e3bc0f270dccbafb7a63e8d9ed677b3decdb34979d0d97c259b1019
SHA512: 876ec767fa5c194e484d84033a6f5be3cd5d15955610f6d538a10641759d814b6a68b0e80c72627e69679d011705137dce2dc04cf2ee3ef55323470e493cfb28
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description-en: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
apport automatically collects data from crashed processes and
compiles a problem report in /var/crash/. This utilizes the crashdump
helper hook provided by the Ubuntu kernel.
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This package also provides a command line frontend for browsing and
handling the crash reports. For desktops, you should consider
installing the GTK+ or Qt user interface (apport-gtk or apport-kde).
Description-md5: c04626471654f9246cf5e28b560d262e
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 784
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu65), 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_2.20.11-0ubuntu65_all.deb
Size: 128964
MD5sum: c73e8a0c3b6f3dc38510533e1bbaacc9
SHA1: 49cfcbc17eaae6097398becd6094378f6d56ca5f
SHA256: fe05c0a8e8a9ceef3647ffe8a08fe7a2de4f0f4864f5953a02a1229830d3af32
SHA512: a88a9dff36cd98e5adeeb3a5fc777a689b7b0a3f2f4a8e7904ed3f41ec8b826e3cfc685c59cc04984d0ba6d6ead43242bf5c29950ac97300794734124c41404a
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description-en: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
apport automatically collects data from crashed processes and
compiles a problem report in /var/crash/. This utilizes the crashdump
helper hook provided by the Ubuntu kernel.
.
This package also provides a command line frontend for browsing and
handling the crash reports. For desktops, you should consider
installing the GTK+ or Qt user interface (apport-gtk or apport-kde).
Description-md5: c04626471654f9246cf5e28b560d262e
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi