[Bug 439566] Re: add-apt-repository is not available by default on server

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Title:
  add-apt-repository is not available by default on server

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  add-apt-repository is not available on Server.

  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.

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