[add-apt-repository] The option -r, --remove does not work in LM17 x64

[Tomás F. L.]

Linux Mint 17 Quiana x64 (ISO v2)

Like root:
add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa
Está a punto de añadir el siguiente PPA a su sistema:
 Contains packages for the Variety wallpaper changer
http://launchpad.net/variety
 Más información: https://launchpad.net/~peterlevi/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Pulse [Intro] para continuar o ctrl-c para cancelar

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.gWrVlHfR2A --no-auto-check-trustdb --trust-model always --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys A546BE4F
gpg: solicitando clave A546BE4F de hkp servidor keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: clave A546BE4F: «Launchpad PPA for Peter Levi» sin cambios
gpg: Cantidad total procesada: 1
gpg: sin cambios: 1

add-apt-repository --remove ppa:peterlevi/ppa
Usage: add-apt-repository [options] repository
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: --remove

add-apt-repository -r ppa:peterlevi/ppa
Usage: add-apt-repository [options] repository
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: -r

From the man:
-r, --remove Remove the specified repository

[Justin Luth (jluth)]

Most of the code was lifted from the earlier functions. I was hoping I could use the functions themselves, but they seem to be tied to the GUI interface.

[Justin Luth (jluth)]

The "-r" option should be added to both of my modules (not just --remove) and the 14.04 matching description should be "Remove the specified repository"

The Mint team wrote their own wrapper that only implements the -y/--yes option. I've only added the --remove option, which is the one I need.

[Helvecta (helvecta-mint)]

I, too, am affected by this issue.

[Ivo (ivica-babarovic)]

Same here. Manual page should also be moved to appropriate package. Now we have manual in one package:
 dpkg -S /usr/share/man/man1/add-apt-repository.1.gz
software-properties-common: /usr/share/man/man1/add-apt-repository.1.gz

While program resides in another:
 # dpkg -S `which add-apt-repository`
mintsources: /usr/local/bin/add-apt-repository

[Timo Palomaa (timppis)]

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/issues/15

[Oliver R. (oliverr)]

I'm also affected. Is this being worked on?

[Timo Palomaa (timppis)]

> Is this being worked on?

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/commit/2e0fb0e8a448a8a913aa76b0eb9d68aa9b347cdd