add-apt-repository is not available by default on server
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
add-apt-repository is not available on Server.
Users being given instructions to add a PPA must first be given instructions on adding add-apt-repository before they can run it. This is painful because <= 12.04 it was available in python-
Workaround: install software-
add-apt-repository is seeded on desktop via software-
Solution: seed software-
Related branches
- Dave Walker (community): Approve on 2012-11-26
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Philip Muškovac (yofel) wrote : | #1 |
Loïc Minier (lool) wrote : | #2 |
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) → Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) |
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) → Chuck Short (zulcss) |
Carl Karsten (carlfk) wrote : | #3 |
I have mixed feelings: I personally would like it added so I don't have to, but I would also like the server footprint to be as small as possible. Given this is a simple apt-get away, I don't think it really needs to be included.
Robie Basak (racb) wrote : | #4 |
The apt-get away has now moved to a different package (software-
Robie Basak (racb) wrote : | #5 |
Since add-apt-repository has now moved to software-
summary: |
- add python-software-properties to ubuntu-standard + add software-properties-common to ubuntu-standard |
"[...]server admins everywhere will be confused when working on a new Quantal installation." Having just experienced this, I would have to agree. Since dpkg -S also failed me, I had to find references to this bug to learn the new location of add-apt-repository.
Robie Basak (racb) wrote : | #7 |
Adding software-
# apt-get install --no-install-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python3-
Suggested packages:
bsd-mailx mail-transport-
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python3-
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I was initially alarmed by unattended-
summary: |
- add software-properties-common to ubuntu-standard + add-apt-repository is not available by default on server |
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tags: | added: patch |
Dave Walker (davewalker) wrote : | #10 |
This has landed in the current Ubuntu development, and will be available from the next daily build or milestone.
Thanks.
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
assignee: | Chuck Short (zulcss) → nobody |
I agree, I just wanted to add a PPA to a server install to test a bug fix and had to manually install python- software- properties to get add-apt-repository.