Public bug reported: add-apt-repository crashes when I add my ppa repository:
root@ubuntu:/home/cl# add-apt-repository ppa:etay-meiri/ppa You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Etay Meiri's PPA More info: https://launchpad.net/~etay-meiri/+archive/ppa Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it Exception in thread Thread-1: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 552, in __bootstrap_inner self.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 78, in run self.add_ppa_signing_key(self.ppa_path) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 100, in add_ppa_signing_key "--recv", signing_key_fingerprint]) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child raise child_exception TypeError: execv() arg 2 must contain only strings Package infomation: python-software-properties version 0.81.10 Release information: Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 How to reproduce: execute the following: add-apt-repository ppa:etay-meiri/ppa Expected behavior: command should succeed. Thanks, Etay Meiri ** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883390 Title: add-apt-repository crash when adding a ppa repository To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/883390/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
