apport now doesn't crash on errors with package hooks and instead adds an attachment to bug reports with the title "HookError...ubiquity" or something close to that. Either way, I haven't seen any HookError attachments with recent ubiquity bug reports so lets assume this was fixed.
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- 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/1056895 Title: ubiquity apport hook crashes Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apport source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Bug description: Ubiquity appears to crash trying to run its own apport hook after a failed install. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubiquity 2.12.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.324 Date: Wed Sep 26 10:15:19 2012 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120925) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_CA.UTF-8 TERM=unknown PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1056895/+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