fixed when using add-apt-repository since groovy
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160048
Title:
add-apt-repository won't uncomment a commented-out source
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Assume you're frequently testing software, so you add, remove (purge)
and re-add PPAs.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:someteam/ppa
sudo apt-get uppdate
sudo apt-get install someprogram
... time passes and you no longer need that program, or wish to test
your system without it ..
sudo ppa-purge ppa:someteam/ppa
This will remove the ppa by commenting out the "deb ..." line in the
sources file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
Later, you need to do more testing of the app or some other app from
the same ppa so you re-add it:-
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:someteam/ppa
However, this does _not_ add the PPA because the line/file already
exists, albeit with a # in front of the "deb ...".
Some might argue that it is the fault of ppa-purge for commenting the
line out. I disagree. I believe ppa-purge _should_ comment out the
"deb ..." line because sometimes you want to go back to the file to
remind yourself what the ppa was that you got something from, or to
just manually re-enable it.
Given the single role of add-apt-repository is to add a ppa, I'd
conclude it's add-apt-repository which is broken, given it doesn't add
one in this common scenario.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: software-properties-common 0.92.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-14.24-generic 3.8.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:39:42 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-29 (269 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-18 (66 days ago)
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