*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 874329 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874329
try to install PPA manager : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager[sudo] password for raoul: You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Y PPA Manager Info and feedback: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/y-ppa-manager-easily- search-add-remove.html This PPA is for Y PPA Manager and also includes the latest YAD for Quantal, Precise, Oneiric, Natty, Maverick and Lucid (YAD is a dependency for Y PPA Manager): http://code.google.com/p/yad/ More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/y-ppa-manager Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 160, in <module> sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 96, in __init__ self.reload_sourceslist() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 584, in reload_sourceslist self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 87, in get_sources raise NoDistroTemplateException("Error: could not find a " aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template raoul@raoul-VGN-FS115B:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978008 Title: add-apt-repository crashed with NoDistroTemplateException in get_sources(): Error: could not find a distribution template To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-properties/+bug/978008/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs