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software-properties package

add-apt-repository documentation does not mention --no-updates option

Bug #1753115 reported by Justin Luth
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software-properties (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
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Bug Description

The default has changed so that --updates is the default. The man page should be updated to reflect that and to document the -n --no-updates option for 18.04

Tags: bionic focal
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Justin Luth (jluth) wrote :

related to 1559482 add-apt-repository manpage does not mention new -u option

tags: added: bionic
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

add-apt-repository -h mentions the option, though.

tags: added: focal
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

This is fixed in 21.10 via software-properties-common_0.99.13_all, though it would be good to have it SRUed in older LTS releases.

Besides, it might be time to remove the separate call to apt update from page of each PPA in "Adding this PPA to your system" section, though 16.04 and older might need that command?

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