I've hitting this as well on my amd64 maverick install.
# add-apt-repository ppa:linaro-maintainers/kernel
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 55, in <module>
sp = SoftwareProperties()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 90, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 538, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 90, in get_sources
raise NoDistroTemplateException("Error: could not find a "
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template
I've hitting this as well on my amd64 maverick install.
# add-apt-repository ppa:linaro- maintainers/ kernel add-apt- repository" , line 55, in <module> ies() python2. 6/dist- packages/ softwarepropert ies/SoftwarePro perties. py", line 90, in __init__ reload_ sourceslist( ) python2. 6/dist- packages/ softwarepropert ies/SoftwarePro perties. py", line 538, in reload_sourceslist distro. get_sources( self.sourceslis t) python2. 6/dist- packages/ aptsources/ distro. py", line 90, in get_sources eException( "Error: could not find a " distro. NoDistroTemplat eException: Error: could not find a distribution template
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
sp = SoftwarePropert
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
raise NoDistroTemplat
aptsources.
# ls /etc/apt/ sources. list.d sources. list.d/ overlay. list ppa.launchpad. net/linaro- maintainers/ overlay/ ubuntu maverick main
overlay.list
root@w00tstock:~# cat /etc/apt/
# sources.list part for the chessy overlay ppa
deb http://
It does appear that it partially works however trying to add other ppa's fail with the same error.