[Bug 623389] Re: add-apt-repository error in Ubuntu 10.10

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  add-apt-repository error in Ubuntu 10.10

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  james at james-easypeasy:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bean123ch/burg
  Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv A267D98DF71B10F601CFAC1B55708F1EE06803C5
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 65, in <module>
      if not sp.add_source_from_line(line):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 639, in add_source_from_line
      self.set_modified_sourceslist()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 425, in set_modified_sourceslist
      self.save_sourceslist()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 589, in save_sourceslist
      self.sourceslist.save()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptsources/sourceslist.py", line 367, in save
      files[source.file] = open(source.file, "w")
  IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'/etc/apt/sources.list.d//bean123ch-burg-maverick.list'
  gpg: requesting key E06803C5 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
  gpg: key E06803C5: "Launchpad burg" not changed
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:              unchanged: 1

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