How to Prevent the "System Program Problem Detected" Error in Ubuntu

Delete the crash reports., Disable Apport., Edit the Apport file., Restart either your system or Apport.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Delete the crash reports.

    This can be done by running a certain command in the terminal, so open it up by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

    Then type the following command into the terminal: sudo rm
    -r /var/crash/*.

    Then press ↵ Enter.

    You will be required to type in your administrative password.
  2. Step 2: Disable Apport.

    On your keyboard, press Alt+F2 to bring up a "Run Application" dialog and type gksudo gedit /etc/default/apport.

    Then press ↵ Enter.

    Alternatively, type the following command into the terminal: gksudo gedit /etc/default/apport.

    Then press ↵ Enter.

    You will be required to enter an administrative password. , In the fourth line, change the enabled=1 to enabled=0.

    Then save the file and exit. , To restart apport, type the following into the command line: sudo restart apport.

    From now on, you will not see the error message appear again.
  3. Step 3: Edit the Apport file.

  4. Step 4: Restart either your system or Apport.

Detailed Guide

This can be done by running a certain command in the terminal, so open it up by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

Then type the following command into the terminal: sudo rm
-r /var/crash/*.

Then press ↵ Enter.

You will be required to type in your administrative password.

On your keyboard, press Alt+F2 to bring up a "Run Application" dialog and type gksudo gedit /etc/default/apport.

Then press ↵ Enter.

Alternatively, type the following command into the terminal: gksudo gedit /etc/default/apport.

Then press ↵ Enter.

You will be required to enter an administrative password. , In the fourth line, change the enabled=1 to enabled=0.

Then save the file and exit. , To restart apport, type the following into the command line: sudo restart apport.

From now on, you will not see the error message appear again.

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