[hardy] software-properties-gtk doesn't run

[Vicente Ruiz]

Binary package hint: software-properties-gtk

software-properties-gtk doesn't run on Hardy. This is the output:

~$ sudo software-properties-gtk
[sudo] password for vruiz:
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
  warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 100, in <module>
    app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=data_dir, options=options, file=file)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 75, in __init__
    SoftwareProperties.__init__(self, options=options, datadir=datadir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 55, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 450, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 85, in get_sources
    "Error: could not find a distribution template")
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException

More info:
~$ dpkg -l software-properties-gtk | grep ii
ii software-properties-gtk 0.60 manage the repositories that you install software from

$ uname -r
2.6.22-14-generic

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 23 20:14:37 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.60
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
Uname: Linux SamsungX05 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Mefisto (dariovezzosi)]

I can confirm this bug, same output

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

Confirming. Assuming mvo will fix this soon.

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

fixed with today's updates. Thanks.