How to Install and Uninstall apport Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "apport" package

Please follow the guidance below to install apport on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall apport on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: apport
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Martin Pitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 772
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.29.17), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~)
Recommends: apport-symptoms, policykit-1, python3-systemd
Suggests: apport-gtk | apport-kde
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_2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30_all.deb
Size: 121642
MD5sum: d8a15df5724cc8af2e7f2f6ad1c1a23f
SHA1: 942f3e1f680e489e53dd052540d9c37eea7154da
SHA256: b294b908b0a8f2794cd4699bda0cd24ebe595245cf4b20f98e19d629bd46db82
SHA512: 49af4fce315997e0181f4568183e0e109df698a8a2cf876749e2d8bbab66e97cf67202429b76fd03bddade8da1889723ecfd6a55179f0d4e121d107848ff21e5
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: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: apport
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 772
Maintainer: Martin Pitt
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Replaces: core-dump-handler, python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Provides: core-dump-handler
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.1-0ubuntu2), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.29.17), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~)
Recommends: apport-symptoms, policykit-1, python3-systemd
Suggests: apport-gtk | apport-kde
Conflicts: core-dump-handler
Breaks: python-apport (<< 2.2-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/a/apport/apport_2.20.1-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 119366
MD5sum: 6021e77585776e40e70014756fc0741f
SHA1: ccbdf701a2b28b3396c3851e98266e1ccd29ec1a
SHA256: 63615c9961de810f7e4fbb1b0297937a19a87f2df03888063583192c72aeff71
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
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop