Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apport
I have chromium-browser installed from a PPA. I wanted to file a bug on
it, so I did "ubuntu-bug chromium-browser" on the command line. I got an
error message saying:
The problem cannot be reported:
This is not a genuine Ubuntu package
This is not a helpful error message and is misleading. I have a few
issues with the wording.
(a) "The problem cannot be reported" - It is more accurate to say that
it can't be reported in Launchpad or ubuntu-bug. This message might make
a user think that it is impossible to report this problem anywhere, at
all. Some suggestions for better wording: "The problem cannot be
reported using this tool.", "The problem cannot be reported at this
time.", "The problem cannot be reported with the ubuntu-bug programme".
"The problem cannot be reported in Launchpad."
(b) "This is not a genuine Ubuntu package". This phrasing is because
this package is from a PPA. This wording might mislead a user to think
that there is something "fake" or 'non-genuine' about the software
package. They might think that there is something wrong with the
package, the software they have installed, or their computer/ubuntu
install. I suggest these more honest wordings: "This package is not
maintained by the wider Ubuntu community", "This package is not part of
the Ubuntu software ecosystem" "This package is from a specialised
software source"
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
ApportLog:
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 27 16:26:28 2010
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_IE.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Packages from a PPA give a misleading error message when you use "ubuntu-bug"
on them,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625381
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