This directory is auto-created in upstream since version 0.8.2 which should boil down to version 0.8.3ubuntu1. So this issue should be at least fixed after an upgrade to maverick.
Note through that you are the first user reporting a segfault in this case: APT normally printed an error complaining about this missing directory… ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- If /var/log/apt does not exist, apt segfaults https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660071 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs