It turns out we don't have to install anything, in order to reproduce this bug. Simply:
1. Adding the PPA with add-apt-repository 2. Removing the PPA with ppa-purge 3. Again, adding the PPA with add-apt-repository reproduces this error. I'm attaching a terminal log that shows how the third step above adds the invalid line "ain" to the .list file in question. Also, I've noticed that this bug seemingly only appears when operating on PPAs which contain a forward slash in the title. Examples: ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 ppa:deluge-team/ppa ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers So it seems add-apt-repository somewhere can't handle forward slashes. ** Attachment added: "add-apt-repository adds garbage to .list file" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/789859/+attachment/2207524/+files/add-apt-repository-adds-garbage.txt ** Summary changed: - add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line to sources file, if adding an already added, but disabled, PPA + if PPA contains a forward slash, when adding an already added, but disabled PPA, add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line to sources file -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/789859 Title: if PPA contains a forward slash, when adding an already added, but disabled PPA, add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line to sources file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/789859/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
