softoware-properties fails and ubuntu distribution template shows debian

[nanog]

Software properties-gtk fails

/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 101, 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 78, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 516, 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

It seems my Ubuntu 8.04.1 x64 install is not read as:

impey@tikal:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid (None)
Release: lenny/sid

:~$ uname -a
2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 21:01:46 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

:~$ dpkg -l software-properties-gtk
ii software-properties-gtk 0.63ubuntu1 manage the repositories that you install software from

[nanog (sorenimpey)]

Close bug. Unfortunately I wiped hardy.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

as you wish, thanks.

[Jarkko Lietolahti (jarkko-jab)]

With 9.10 Synaptic Settings -> Repositories fails with message in the log;

jarkko@gandalf:~$ sudo LANG=C synaptic
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 104, in <module>
    app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=data_dir, options=options, file=file)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 75, in __init__
    SoftwareProperties.__init__(self, options=options, datadir=datadir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 83, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 521, 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