Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list

[Markus Strobl]

Binary package hint: adept

Version: Jaunty

When a bad 3rd party repository is added to adept, it is not able to recover. For instance, it is common for less experienced users to add a repository without the preceding "deb".

The user is not able to recover from this without manually editing sources.list. Trying to start adept will just make it crash.

Proper behavior is to inform the user that there is a bad repository (via a popup warning when adept starts) and ignore that line in sources.list. The user can then correct it via adept's "edit sources". The bad entry should show highlighted or with a warning icon in the "edit sources" window.

[Laydeon (comzales)]

hello and thanks for answering, i still find this solution too.

regards
andrew haeusser

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 18 May 2009 23:26:14 -0000
> Von: Jonathan Thomas <email address hidden>
> An: <email address hidden>
> Betreff: [Bug 378115] Re: Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 211674 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211674
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 211674
> Adept Manager crashes when you add bad URL of a mirror
>
> --
> Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378115
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (via bug 211674).
>
> Status in “adept” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: adept
>
> Version: Jaunty
>
> When a bad 3rd party repository is added to adept, it is not able to
> recover. For instance, it is common for less experienced users to add a
> repository without the preceding "deb".
>
> The user is not able to recover from this without manually editing
> sources.list. Trying to start adept will just make it crash.
>
> Proper behavior is to inform the user that there is a bad repository (via
> a popup warning when adept starts) and ignore that line in sources.list.
> The user can then correct it via adept's "edit sources". The bad entry should
> show highlighted or with a warning icon in the "edit sources" window.

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