Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This is a quite old bug. Do you still see this kind of behavior?
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1239756 Title: apport-bug linux hangs forever at "collecting problem information" Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: also apport-cli ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: apport 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportLog: ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 14 12:13:38 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-17 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130917) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1239756/+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