apport

Apport is a word in the French language meaning contribution or input, derived from the verb apporter, “to bring.” In corporate and legal contexts, an apport refers to the contribution of assets or resources to a business, typically in exchange for equity. The term is used to describe non-cash contributions, known as apport en nature, such as property, equipment, or intellectual property, as opposed to apport en numéraire, which refers to cash contributions. Beyond formal use, apport can denote any input or benefit brought to a project or partnership, including goods or services supplied by a partner. In French civil and commercial law, the valuation and acceptance of an apport are governed by specific rules and contractual agreements.

In computing, Apport (lowercase apport) refers to a crash reporting tool used in Ubuntu and some derivatives. It aims to simplify the collection and submission of crash data to developers and the Ubuntu bug-tracking system. The system comprises components such as the apport daemon (apportd) and client utilities like apport-collect. When an application crashes, apport can generate a diagnostic report containing a stack trace, package versions, system information, and relevant logs, which can be reviewed by the user before submission. Reports are typically stored under /var/crash and are uploaded to Launchpad or upstream maintainers to aid debugging and quality improvements. Users can configure apport to run automatically, require user approval, or be disabled entirely, with privacy controls to limit data collection. Apport is designed to streamline bug reporting within the Ubuntu ecosystem, though it has been associated with privacy considerations and extensive data collection in default configurations.