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Disable creating crash reports to send (Apport)

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About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.

These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.

Apport intercepts program crashes, collects debugging information about the crash and the operating system environment, and sends it to bug trackers in a standardized form 1. It also allows the user to report a bug about a package by collecting as much information about it as possible 1.

Disabling Apport prevents the UI which informs the user about the crash and instructs them on how to proceed because that dialog is part of Apport 2 3. Furthermore, Apport creates crash report files in the /var/crash directory, and having files in this directory causes an error message to appear every time Ubuntu boots 4.

Apport collects potentially sensitive data, such as core dumps, stack traces, and log files 2. It can contain passwords, credit card numbers, serial numbers, and other private information 2.

Bug reports are shared with the Ubuntu bug triaging team 2.

Apport is disabled by default in stable releases due to the sensitive data it collects 2.

Apport only uploads data if the package whoopsie is installed; otherwise it appears to be uploading but does not upload 3.

Caution: Mixed Risk Levels

Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:

  • 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
  • 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.
Implementation Details

  • Language: bash

  • Scripts Count: 3 scripts

  • Required Privileges: Root/sudo access

  • Compatibility: Linux only

  • Reversibility: All changes can be reverted

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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.

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  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy​

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It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

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  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Disable creating crash reports to send (Apport).
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

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You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict

Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

Standard​

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict​

This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.

Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

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Explore further​

This category includes total of 3 scripts but no subcategories.

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Remove "apport" package

The "apport" package is responsible for automatically generating crash reports for debugging. Apport software is provided using multiple packages such as "apport", "python3-apport", "apport-gtk", "apport-kde", among others. This script removes the main "apport" package that would lead other dependencies to be in orphaned states that can be auto-removed. It does not attempt to remove all packages in the suite as these can cause side effects and unintended crashes, such as deleting `python3-apport...

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This action belongs to Disable Ubuntu error tracker category. Ubuntu's error tracker explains crashes, hangs, and other severe errors to end users; lets them report an error; and collects these reports and shares them with Ubuntu. Error reports are also accessible to trusted Ubuntu developers who are not employed by Canonical. See ["the Ubuntu error... Read more on category page ▶

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