[Bug 502454] Re: add-apt-repository should allow version specification or offer next highest repo version if repo for running version is not found

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Any hope for the Yakkety cycle.

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Title:
  add-apt-repository should allow version specification or offer next
  highest repo version if repo for running version is not found

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Let's say I'm running the Lucid alphas but the PPA only offers up to
  Karmic.

  add-apt-repository does not let me specify Karmic and if I use the
  command as designed, a deb/deb-src line for a non-existent Lucid repo
  is added to my source list rather than the desired Karmic repo.

  In order to get the Karmic repo, I have to add the deb/deb-src
  manually or through the GUI without automagically getting the
  necessary GPG keys.

  Furthermore, add-apt-repo should automatically offer then next highest
  repo version if a repo for the running version is not present. If a
  Lucid repo is not present for my Lucid install, offer the Karmic repo
  instead.

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: b8398b21075a3a8723b2ba20478c4f9e
  CheckboxSystem: 703a6ca1eefae989daaf40c6bb6aa94a
  Date: Sat Jan  2 17:45:19 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20091218.1)
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.75.6
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-9.13-genusername
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Tags: lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-9-generic i686

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