I don't use 14.04, would never install EOL acroread, and issue was only reproducible against EOL acroread.
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- 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/1262915 Title: apport-gtk crashed with ValueError in _apt_pkg(): package acroread-bin does not exist Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 2) apt-cache policy apport-gtk apport-gtk: Installed: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen if one installs ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb acroread Segmentation fault (core dumped) and attempts to file a report against it, apport-gtk doesn't crash. 4) What happens is it does. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: apport-gtk 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CrashReports: 640:1000:116:820823:2013-12-19 16:53:09.824448585 -0600:2013-12-19 16:53:10.824448585 -0600:/var/crash/_opt_Adobe_Reader9_Reader_intellinux_bin_acroread.1000.crash 640:1000:116:56516:2013-12-19 16:53:16.724448442 -0600:2013-12-19 16:53:17.724448442 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash Date: Thu Dec 19 16:53:17 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk ExecutableTimestamp: 1386690210 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-19 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131219) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk ProcCwd: /home/moniker ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk'] SourcePackage: apport Title: apport-gtk crashed with ValueError in _apt_pkg(): package acroread-bin does not exist UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1262915/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp