Public bug reported:
I tested to use a ppa because I wanted to test if mkusb will work in
focal. But
add-apt-repository
does not work.
---
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa # existing ppa
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 107, in <module>
sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
118, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
613, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 93, in
get_sources
(self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a
distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qwerty/asdf # not existing ppa:
same output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 107, in <module>
sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
118, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
613, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 93, in
get_sources
(self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a
distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Focal Fossa (development branch)
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$
---
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: software-properties-common 0.98.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.427
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Fri Oct 25 13:10:33 2019
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20191024)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1849835
Title:
add-apt-repository does not work in focal
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
I tested to use a ppa because I wanted to test if mkusb will work in
focal. But
add-apt-repository
does not work.
---
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa # existing ppa
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 107, in <module>
sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
118, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
613, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 93, in
get_sources
(self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a
distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qwerty/asdf # not existing
ppa: same output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 107, in <module>
sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
118, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
613, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 93, in
get_sources
(self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a
distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Focal Fossa (development branch)
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$
---
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: software-properties-common 0.98.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.427
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Fri Oct 25 13:10:33 2019
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20191024)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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