[Bug 1768552] [NEW] apt-add-repository fails to add key for PPA with non-ASCII name

Shaun Crampton shaun at tigera.io
Wed May 2 14:17:06 UTC 2018 

Public bug reported:

If the terminal is not configured for a UTF-8 locale, the following
command fails:

    # sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cz.nic-labs/bird
     The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon PPA (by upstream & .deb maintainer)
     More info: https://launchpad.net/~cz.nic-labs/+archive/ubuntu/bird
    Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

    gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/secring.gpg' created
    gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/pubring.gpg' created
    gpg: requesting key F9C59A45 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
    gpg: /tmp/tmpsbr85z99/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
    gpg: key F9C59A45: public key "Launchpad Datov� schr�nky" imported
    gpg: Total number processed: 1
    gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
    'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 86: ordinal not in range(128)

I'd expect it to work, but fail to display the characters that aren't
supported.

While I have a workaround, which is to switch locale, the context is that I'm trying to instruct the users of my application on how to install the above PPA and that's a lot more complicated if I have to explain to them how to check the locale and install a UTF-8 version of their locale and switch to it.
--- 
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-28 (1343 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
Package: software-properties-common 0.96.20.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-119.143-generic 4.4.114
Tags:  xenial
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-119-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-01 (638 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True

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


** Tags: apport-collected xenial

** Tags added: apport-collected xenial

** Description changed:

  If the terminal is not configured for a UTF-8 locale, the following
  command fails:
  
      # sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cz.nic-labs/bird
       The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon PPA (by upstream & .deb maintainer)
       More info: https://launchpad.net/~cz.nic-labs/+archive/ubuntu/bird
      Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
  
      gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/secring.gpg' created
      gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/pubring.gpg' created
      gpg: requesting key F9C59A45 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
      gpg: /tmp/tmpsbr85z99/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
      gpg: key F9C59A45: public key "Launchpad Datov� schr�nky" imported
      gpg: Total number processed: 1
      gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
      'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 86: ordinal not in range(128)
  
  I'd expect it to work, but fail to display the characters that aren't
  supported.
  
- While I have a workaround, which is to switch locale, the context is
- that I'm trying to instruct the users of my application on how to
- install the above PPA and that's a lot more complicated if I have to
- explain to them how to check the locale and install a UTF-8 version of
- their locale and switch to it.
+ While I have a workaround, which is to switch locale, the context is that I'm trying to instruct the users of my application on how to install the above PPA and that's a lot more complicated if I have to explain to them how to check the locale and install a UTF-8 version of their locale and switch to it.
+ --- 
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-28 (1343 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
+ Package: software-properties-common 0.96.20.7
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-119.143-generic 4.4.114
+ Tags:  xenial
+ Uname: Linux 4.4.0-119-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-01 (638 days ago)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ _MarkForUpload: True

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Title:
  apt-add-repository fails to add key for PPA with non-ASCII name

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If the terminal is not configured for a UTF-8 locale, the following
  command fails:

      # sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cz.nic-labs/bird
       The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon PPA (by upstream & .deb maintainer)
       More info: https://launchpad.net/~cz.nic-labs/+archive/ubuntu/bird
      Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

      gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/secring.gpg' created
      gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsbr85z99/pubring.gpg' created
      gpg: requesting key F9C59A45 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
      gpg: /tmp/tmpsbr85z99/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
      gpg: key F9C59A45: public key "Launchpad Datov� schr�nky" imported
      gpg: Total number processed: 1
      gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
      'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 86: ordinal not in range(128)

  I'd expect it to work, but fail to display the characters that aren't
  supported.

  While I have a workaround, which is to switch locale, the context is that I'm trying to instruct the users of my application on how to install the above PPA and that's a lot more complicated if I have to explain to them how to check the locale and install a UTF-8 version of their locale and switch to it.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-28 (1343 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Package: software-properties-common 0.96.20.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-119.143-generic 4.4.114
  Tags:  xenial
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-119-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-01 (638 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True

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