add-apt-repository is not available by default on server
Bug #439566 reported by
Philip Muškovac
This bug affects 11 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
add-apt-repository is not available on Server.
Users being given instructions to add a PPA must first be given instructions on adding add-apt-repository before they can run it. This is painful because <= 12.04 it was available in python-
Workaround: install software-
add-apt-repository is seeded on desktop via software-
Solution: seed software-
Related branches
lp://staging/~racb/ubuntu-seeds/add-apt-repository
- Dave Walker (community): Approve
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Diff: 10 lines (+1/-0)1 file modifiedserver (+1/-0)
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) → Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) |
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) → Chuck Short (zulcss) |
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I agree, I just wanted to add a PPA to a server install to test a bug fix and had to manually install python- software- properties to get add-apt-repository.