@John Doe - you'll notice in comment 9 the following: This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.82.3
--------------- software-properties (0.82.3) precise; urgency=low This bug was fixed, just for the precise (12.04), release of Ubuntu - not for 11.10 which you are running. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854841 Title: add-apt-repository will write duplicate entries to /etc/apt/sources.list To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/854841/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs