apport

Automatic crash reporting and diagnostics system

TLDR

Show crash report for a PID

$ apport-retrace -s [/var/crash/_bin_foo.1000.crash]

List pending crash reports

$ ls /var/crash/

Unpack a crash report

$ apport-unpack [/var/crash/report.crash] [output_dir]

Enable apport crash reporting

$ sudo systemctl enable apport

File bug report from crash

$ ubuntu-bug [/var/crash/report.crash]

apport is Ubuntu's crash reporting system that automatically collects data when applications crash, including core dumps, package versions, and system information. It stores crash reports in /var/crash/ for later submission.When enabled, apport intercepts segmentation faults and other crashes, creating .crash files that can be reported to Launchpad or analyzed locally.

CONFIGURATION

/etc/default/apport

Main configuration file. Set enabled=1 to collect crash reports or enabled=0 to disable.

/var/crash/

Directory where crash report files are stored.

RELATED COMMANDS

apport-cli

Command-line crash report handler

apport-unpack

Extract crash report contents

apport-retrace

Regenerate stack traces

ubuntu-bug

Report bugs to Launchpad

CAVEATS

Core dumps can consume significant disk space. Crash reports may contain sensitive information. Disabled by default in production environments.

HISTORY

Apport was created for Ubuntu, first appearing in 2006. It integrates with Launchpad to facilitate automated bug reporting from desktop and server crashes.