I want to install:
add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testin
It is showing:
The program add-apt-repository is currently not installed.
You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
What should I do now?
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Try these:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
and/or
sudo apt-get install python3-software-properties
and/or
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
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sudo apt-get install python3-software-properties show this below Package python3-software-properties is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E: Package 'python3-software-properties' has no installation candidate
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sudo apt-get install software-properties-common. shows software-properties-common is already the newest version – Akankha Ahmed Jul 09 '14 at 06:28
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it show when i try to install "add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing " The program 'add-apt-repository' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install python-software-properties – Akankha Ahmed Jul 09 '14 at 06:32
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apt-get install software-properties-commonseems to be enough in Ubuntu 14.04. – qris May 27 '15 at 20:51 -
16tested this on a docker image.
software-properties-commonandpython-software-propertieswere required – Thamme Gowda Nov 24 '15 at 01:30 -
add-apt-repositoryis provided bysoftware-properties-commonsee filelist – TarranJones Nov 03 '16 at 15:49 -
1Tested on new Debian, also software-properties-common and python-software-properties were required – Ice09 Feb 28 '17 at 08:36
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ubuntu:latestdocker image givesE: Unable to locate package software-properties-common– Martin Thoma May 03 '18 at 11:07 -
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Unable to locate package, make sure toapt-get updatefirst. – David Birks Jul 30 '18 at 20:15 -
In docker's
ubuntu:latestworks afterapt updateand installingsoftware-properties-common– Madacol Apr 19 '21 at 21:58
add-apt-repositoryis provided bysoftware-properties-commonsee filelist – TarranJones Nov 03 '16 at 15:46