Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apport-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is apport-gtk
apport-gtk is:
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 provides a GTK+ frontend for browsing and handling the
crash reports.
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: apport-gtk
Architecture: all
Version: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: apport
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 198
Depends: python3, python3-apport (>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27), gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.1.90), gir1.2-wnck-3.0, python3-gi, apport (>= 0.41), procps, x-terminal-emulator, whoopsie-preferences
Recommends: update-notifier, gdb | gdb-minimal
Filename: pool/main/a/apport/apport-gtk_2.20.11-0ubuntu27_all.deb
Size: 9720
MD5sum: 37541962b45be66dcc6d2ea29e34321e
SHA1: 6ff32ccf1204467918da860d8b616da350fbec4f
SHA256: 2e5fd51a982d8d658b3d876a04e2739123ed1a025a8526c3a0b9da3b13230534
Homepage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description-en: GTK+ frontend for the apport crash report system
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 provides a GTK+ frontend for browsing and handling the
crash reports.
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install apport-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apport-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apport-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apport-gtk
Install apport-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apport-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apport-gtk
Install apport-gtk Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install apport-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apport-gtk
How To Uninstall apport-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the apport-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apport-gtk
Uninstall apport-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apport-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apport-gtk
Remove apport-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove apport-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apport-gtk
Remove apport-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apport-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apport-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apport-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
