When a software application crashes on Ubuntu Linux Apport automatically collects program data, creates a crash report and submits this information to Ubuntu bug reporting system Launchpad. Such detailed crash reports are invaluable in fixing the software bugs.
For developers who run unstable and bleeding edge development systems, software crashes are more common than you think. Often its good to let apport ignore known bugs by checking 'Ignore future crashes of this program version'. When a newer version of application is released with bug fixes, its reasonable to let apport watch the application for new crashes. However the apport documentation doesn't mention anything about this. I posted a question on launchpad, but didn't get a satisfactory answer. Digging deeper into my system I realised the trick lies in the ~/.apport-ignore.xml file. As the name suggests apport ignores all applications listed in this file. Do you think editing this file is correct method. Any ideas?
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<apport>
<ignore mtime="1249941982" program="/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash"/>
<ignore mtime="1249661853" program="/usr/bin/indicator-messages-service"/>
<ignore mtime="1241703827" program="/usr/bin/sugar-ui-check"/>
<ignore mtime="1247782974" program="/usr/bin/update-notifier"/>
<ignore mtime="1249944683" program="/usr/bin/file-roller"/>
<ignore mtime="1249927702" program="/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon"/>
<ignore mtime="1241703827" program="/usr/bin/sugar-session"/>
<ignore mtime="1250707118" program="/usr/bin/evince"/>
<ignore mtime="1249941982" program="/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor"/>
<ignore mtime="1251154362" program="/usr/bin/accerciser"/>
</apport>
