[Bug 1874880] [NEW] error running apt-add-repository

[Edson T. Marques]

Public bug reported:

today I accepted apt upgrades of some ubuntu repositories to Groove, after that I tried to add a new repo and got this messages:
 
root at etm:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# apt-add-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apt-add-repository", line 107, in <module>
    sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 118, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 613, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)    
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 91, in get_sources
    raise NoDistroTemplateException(
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/groovy

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: apt 2.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 24 15:18:26 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-28 (87 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200124)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy

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Title:
  error running apt-add-repository

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  today I accepted apt upgrades of some ubuntu repositories to Groove, after that I tried to add a new repo and got this messages:
   
  root at etm:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# apt-add-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apt-add-repository", line 107, in <module>
      sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 118, in __init__
      self.reload_sourceslist()
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 613, in reload_sourceslist
      self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)    
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 91, in get_sources
      raise NoDistroTemplateException(
  aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/groovy

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: apt 2.0.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Apr 24 15:18:26 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-28 (87 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200124)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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