Disable Apport Error Messages - 'The application [app] has closed unexpectedly.'
Getting frustrated with the number of Apport error messages that keep popping up, like in the image below telling you 'The application [app] has closed unexpectedly.'? Follow these simple steps to disable the messages.
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Open The Apport Configuration File
Open up a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t) and enter the following command:
sudo nano /etc/default/apportYou should see the contents of the file which will look like this:
# set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it # you can temporarily override this with # sudo service apport start force_start=1 enabled=1Edit The File
Using the arrows on the keyboard navigate to the end on the file and change the '1' to a '0' like below:
enabled=0Save The Changes
Press Ctrl+x then hit Y followed by Enter to confirm you want to save the changes.
The changes will take effect either after a reboot or running the following command:
sudo restart apport
