The task output in comment #5 is for Disco which will become Ubuntu 19.04. However, in 18.04 we can see the issue (it wouldn't be installed on MATE or Xubuntu):
$ apt-cache show whoopsie-preferences Package: whoopsie-preferences Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.19 Priority: optional Section: utils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Evan Dandrea <[email protected]> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 43 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.30.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libwhoopsie-preferences0 (= 0.19), libwhoopsie0 (>= 0.2.48) Breaks: activity-log-manager (<< 0.9.7-0ubuntu4), activity-log-manager-control-center (<< 0.9.6), whoopsie (<< 0.2.47) Replaces: activity-log-manager (<< 0.9.7-0ubuntu4), activity-log-manager-control-center (<< 0.9.6) Filename: pool/main/w/whoopsie-preferences/whoopsie-preferences_0.19_amd64.deb Size: 8728 MD5sum: 9405743f0ca1266cc6385ad6aa3a8b8f SHA1: e1b33f18edb600afea696d0ec04a433bea0680ae SHA256: a27f07eb917697c9a3feb44904abfa3c2b09500d05272691ba0eef758e1d380c Homepage: http://launchpad.net/whoopsie-preferences Description-en: System preferences for error reporting This package provides an interface for system preferences dialogs to control error reporting. Description-md5: f886483b693199d61aca58e268d6dd2d Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apport in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1809247 Title: SetReportCrashes to true dbus call failed Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in apport source package in Disco: Triaged Bug description: The following copied from screenshot 2018-12-20 11-50-53 Saving crash reporting state failed, Can't set auto auto or never reporting mode. Command '['/usr/bin/gdbus','call','-y','-d', 'com.ubuntu.WhoopsiePreferences','-o','/com/ubuntu/ WhoopsiePreferences','-m', 'com.ubuntu.WhoopsiePreferences.SetReportCrashes', 'true']' returned non-zero exit status 1. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: linux-headers-4.15.0-43 4.15.0-43.46 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Dec 20 11:22:53 2018 Dependencies: DuplicateSignature: package:linux-headers-4.15.0-43:4.15.0-43.46 Unpacking linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-43-generic (4.15.0-43.46) ... dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-OeaFpG/04-linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-43-generic_4.15.0-43.46_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to open '/lib/modules/4.15.0-43-generic/kernel/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.ko.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted ErrorMessage: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.15.0-43.list-new': Operation not permitted InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-03 (382 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release i386 (20171017.1) PackageArchitecture: all Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04 PythonDetails: N/A RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1 apt 1.6.6 SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-headers-4.15.0-43 4.15.0-43.46 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.15.0-43.list-new': Operation not permitted UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-09-18 (92 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1809247/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
