There is no apport.init in the debian directory by adding a symlink for that to etc/init.d/apport I was able to get a postinst with:
# Automatically added by dh_installinit/10.7.2ubuntu2 if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ]; then if [ -x "/etc/init.d/apport" ]; then update-rc.d apport defaults >/dev/null invoke-rc.d apport start || true fi fi # End automatically added section ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray) -- 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/1722801 Title: apport isn't started on new installs Status in apport package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: with this version: root@cosmic-terrapin:~# apt policy apport apport: Installed: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status the rc*.d links aren't installed root@cosmic-terrapin:~# ls -l /etc/rc*.d/*apport* ls: cannot access '/etc/rc*.d/*apport*': No such file or directory which means that apport isn't started, so it doesn't set up the core_pattern. on zesty, it seems good root@sharing-macaw:~# apt policy apport apport: Installed: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Candidate: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Version table: *** 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages root@sharing-macaw:~# ls -l /etc/rc*.d/*apport* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 11 13:17 /etc/rc2.d/S01apport -> ../init.d/apport lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 11 13:17 /etc/rc3.d/S01apport -> ../init.d/apport lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 11 13:17 /etc/rc4.d/S01apport -> ../init.d/apport lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 11 13:17 /etc/rc5.d/S01apport -> ../init.d/apport To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1722801/+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