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 -- Packages from a PPA give a misleading error message when you use "ubuntu-bug" on them, https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625381 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs