[Bug 1534115] Re: apt-add-repository ppa:user/distro/repository pattern not recognized

[Colin Watson]

"distro" in this case means e.g. "ubuntu", not an Ubuntu series such as
"vivid".  This distinction was introduced due to the separate "ubuntu-
rtm" distribution that was at one point in use for the Ubuntu phone
project.

It's true that the documentation could be clearer about this.

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Title:
  apt-add-repository ppa:user/distro/repository pattern not recognized

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  add-apt-repository --help shows ppa:user/distro/repository as possible
  pattern to add.

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nginx/stable works as expected.

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nginx/vivid/stable doesn't works.

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