[Bug 1808674] [NEW] software-properties-gtk should have --disable-component to disable specified component of the distro's repositories

[Norbert]

Public bug reported:

software-properties-gtk already has

  -e ENABLE_COMPONENT, --enable-component=ENABLE_COMPONENT
                        Enable the specified component of the distro's
                        repositories

but do not have option to disable specified component of the distro's
repositories.

Consider to add such functionality.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.20.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sun Dec 16 13:09:39 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-07 (130 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug bionic cosmic distro trusty xenial

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Title:
  software-properties-gtk should have --disable-component to disable
  specified component of the distro's repositories

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  software-properties-gtk already has

    -e ENABLE_COMPONENT, --enable-component=ENABLE_COMPONENT
                          Enable the specified component of the distro's
                          repositories

  but do not have option to disable specified component of the distro's
  repositories.

  Consider to add such functionality.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.20.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Sun Dec 16 13:09:39 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-07 (130 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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