I see the same on Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) with GNOME:
```
$ time sudo whoopsie-preferences
Acquired the name: com.ubuntu.WhoopsiePreferences
real 1m0,801s
user 0m0,008s
sys 0m0,021s
```
** Package changed: apport (Ubuntu) => whoopsie-preferences (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: whoopsie-preferences (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: whoopsie-preferences (Ubuntu)
Status: Expired => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407940
Title:
whoopsie-preferences does nothing
Status in whoopsie-preferences package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Invoking `sudo whoopsie-preferences` does nothing but print an
unhelpful error message to console. There should be a feedback of any
king regardless of what the error is. The output is
** (process:13772): WARNING **: Could not get metrics: Key file does not
have key 'report_metrics'
initctl: Job failed to start
Could not process configuration: Key file does not have key
'report_metrics'
Could not process configuration: (null)
Acquired the name: com.ubuntu.WhoopsiePreferences
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: apport 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Uname: Linux 3.17.7-031707-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jan 6 12:38:59 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-03 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
SystemImageInfo:
current build number: 0
device name:
channel: daily
last update: Unknown
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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