Adding software-properties-common to the server seed would add 54.7 kB to the CD, and 543 kB to the install:
# apt-get install --no-install-recommends software-properties-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: python3-software-properties unattended-upgrades Suggested packages: bsd-mailx mail-transport-agent The following NEW packages will be installed: python3-software-properties software-properties-common unattended-upgrades 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 54.7 kB of archives. After this operation, 543 kB of additional disk space will be used. I was initially alarmed by unattended-upgrades, but then realised that it doesn't enable by default (you must dpkg-reconfigure -plow). So behaviour will not change. ** Summary changed: - add software-properties-common to ubuntu-standard + add-apt-repository is not available by default on server ** Description changed: - the python-software-properties package in Karmic should be added to the - ubuntu-standard dependencies to make 'add-apt-repository' available on - server installations. + add-apt-repository is not available on Server. - ProblemType: Bug - Architecture: i386 - Date: Wed Sep 30 21:16:09 2009 - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 - Package: ubuntu-standard 1.171 - ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 - PATH=(custom, user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash - ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36eee1-generic - SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta - Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686 + Users being given instructions to add a PPA must first be given + instructions on adding add-apt-repository before they can run it. This + is painful because <= 12.04 it was available in python-software- + properties, and in >= 12.10 it has moved to software-properties-common. + This makes the instructions complicated, experience of using a PPA + tedious and increases friction. + + Workaround: install software-properties-common manually. + + add-apt-repository is seeded on desktop via software-properties-gtk, so + this affects only Server. + + Solution: seed software-properties-common on server. This will add 54.7 + kB to the CD, and 543 kB to the install. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439566 Title: add-apt-repository is not available by default on server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/439566/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
