This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.13
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software-properties (0.96.13) wily; urgency=medium
* Properly parse a ppa which has a leading slash, something which a lot of
people seem use as an argument to add-apt-repository. (LP: #1426933)
-- Brian Murray <br...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:31:14 -0700
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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Title:
add-apt-repository crashed with IndexError in mangle_ppa_shortcut():
string index out of range
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in software-properties source package in Vivid:
Triaged
Bug description:
from terminal try to add repository
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: software-properties-common 0.96.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-7.7-generic 3.19.0
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sun Mar 1 18:16:57 2015
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150224)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:/gottcode/gcppa
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:/gottcode/gcppa']
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: add-apt-repository crashed with IndexError in mangle_ppa_shortcut():
string index out of range
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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