I don't know where you got this version of apport, 2.14.4-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04.1~c42.ppa1, but it is not the one from the Ubuntu archive. Please install the version of apport from the archive and see if you still encounter the issue.
** Changed in: dkms (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to dkms in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1566436 Title: dkms_packages.py crashed with AttributeError in __main__: 'module' object has no attribute 'make_report_file' Status in dkms package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: If you'll notice bug #1499842 ends in make-report-path. this bug ends in make-report-file seems dkms is confused between report and file. Is either reporting or filing attempt two silmilar things at once crashing? ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1-lowlatency 4.4.5 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-13-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.4-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04.1~c42.ppa1 Architecture: amd64 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Tue Apr 5 10:02:13 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-13 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Black-Lab-Linux 14.04 - Release amd64 InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: python3 /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py -m xtables-addons -v 2.3 -k 3.19.0-58-generic ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py', '-m', 'xtables-addons', '-v', '2.3', '-k', '3.19.0-58-generic'] SourcePackage: dkms Title: dkms_packages.py crashed with AttributeError in __main__: 'module' object has no attribute 'make_report_file' Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py", line 98, in <module> with apport.fileutils.make_report_file(report) as f: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'make_report_file' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/1566436/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp