Public bug reported: Example run:
paulgear@peleg:~/.juju$ sudo apt-add-repository --massive-debug ppa:juju/stable Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:juju/stable'. Please check that the PPA name or format is correct. This is on a network with egress filtering, and this appears to be the cause of the issue. Running wireshark shows that apt-add-repository is attempting a direct connection to launchpad.net on port 443. Bugs as I see them: 1. apt-add-repository requires direct access to Internet 2. It is undocumented that apt-add-repository requires direct access to Internet 3. apt-add-repository offers no indication that it has attempted access to the Internet, nor why it failed 4. Adding --massive-debug offers no diagnostics at all 5. apt-add-repository doesn't honour the proxy settings in /etc/apt/apt.conf Several users have reported this previously, but I couldn't find any matching bug. References: - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1599832 - http://askubuntu.com/questions/53146/how-do-i-get-add-apt-repository-to-work-through-a-proxy Workaround that worked for me: - add -E to sudo command to pass environment variables through, which then allows https_proxy to be honoured. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: software-properties-common 0.92.37.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Sep 2 09:14:43 2014 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 trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364176 Title: add-apt-repository fails to add repository with no explanation; --massive-debug doesn't show debugging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1364176/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
