Ubuntu
python-apt package

error running apt-add-repository

Bug #1874880 reported by Edson T. Marques
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python-apt (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

today I accepted apt upgrades of some ubuntu repositories to Groove, after that I tried to add a new repo and got this messages:

root@etm:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# apt-add-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apt-add-repository", line 107, in <module>
    sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 118, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 613, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 91, in get_sources
    raise NoDistroTemplateException(
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/groovy

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: apt 2.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 24 15:18:26 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-28 (87 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200124)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Edson T. Marques (edsontmarques) wrote :
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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Well yes, that's normal. We are still opening the release.

affects: apt (Ubuntu) → python-apt (Ubuntu)
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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Hang on, the new base-files is not even in the release pocket yet. Are you running the development series (groovy) with proposed enabled? That's not wise.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python-apt - 2.0.0ubuntu1

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python-apt (2.0.0ubuntu1) groovy; urgency=medium

  * data/templates/Ubuntu.info.in: Add groovy (LP: #1874880)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:54:44 +0200

Changed in python-apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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Edson T. Marques (edsontmarques) wrote :

Thanks for the information and the warning ... well, I try to be a tester trying to help a little bit. So I'm just reporting on a behavior hoping to be useful to developers. Without expectations...
After all, after so many years, I was never able to resist curiosity and news, so, from time to time (alias rarely in recent times) I have to reinstall ubuntu, but I like that :-D
Thank you again !

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