I agree. However, in order to be useful, apport-gtk just has to do some expensive operations. I see no way to avoid that.
I keep this open since it indeed is a problem, but at least until we get https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CrashReporting implemented, it has to stay as it is. ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Needs Info => Confirmed -- Crash information collection depletes resources, clogs up and crashes system https://launchpad.net/bugs/71560 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs