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[Rolf Leggewie <174195@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Won't Fix => Opinion

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Title:
  enable apport by default for stable releases

Status in “apport” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  I'm not real sure where this bug fits in, but I have had several
  software crashes post live CD installation. I know that the crash
  handler can catch a crash, but I'm not totally sure that it is with
  Gutsy. When I have booted computer"S" with the live CD and proceeded
  to install on several different computers, I have seen GParted crash
  and was promptly caught by the crash handler. On each machine where
  GParted crashed I instructed the handler to collect and report the
  crash. After the install completed and re-boot into the new OS I have
  seen Synaptic crash, and NOT get caught by the crash handler when
  doing the very first system update. however I have seen no Synaptic
  crashes since the very first system update after first install - The
  point is that I have seen a crash that was not caught and reported,
  but no longer crashes. The following applications also have crashed
  but were not caught and reported: Compiz crashes often( ok, once a
  week)  and needs to be restarted despite the crash handler being
  active in the compiz-settings-manager. why doesn't the system crash
  handler catch this ? GoogleEarth just flat out shuts down when 3D
  buldings are turned on - I know that this is a Google software problem
  to fix by them, however I am wondering why the system crash handler is
  not catching this crash regardless of application source ? firefox, I
  have seen firefox crash on numerous occasions, yet no crash handler
  report to submit. To be more accurate here I'd like to add that what I
  see looks more like an application shutdown, not a crash and that may
  explain why no crash report, but why are applications just flat out
  shutting down when they are being used. I am not a skilled Linux user,
  however I am a very skilled software engineer, I know what I am seeing
  when I see it and experience it, what I see happening is an
  application just shutting down while being used as if a close
  application command was issued, but no mouse event or keyboard command
  was issued and no hint that a crash handler noticed anything of note.
  There is no rhyme or reason for this problem, however I can make it
  happen anytime I want on any computer I run 7.10 on using GoogleEarth.
  I can't duplicate the problem with any other application, but GE will
  demonstrate exactly what is happening visually with other
  applications, application just vanishing with no hint of why.

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