Fail to add-apt-repo

[kalinux]

Hi there!

I'm getting an error from pyhton when i want to add an apt-repository.

I have already installed the package python-software-properties, but this is my terminal output:

root@kali:~# add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 This PPA contains the latest release of Grub Customizer.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~danielrichter2007/+archive/grub-customizer
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 160, in <module>
    sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 96, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 584, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)    
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 87, in get_sources
    raise NoDistroTemplateException("Error: could not find a "
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template

Anyone knows anyway to solve this? Thanks in advance!

[j0s3]

Hi there!

I'm getting an error from pyhton when i want to add an apt-repository.

I have already installed the package python-software-properties, but this is my terminal output:

root@kali:~# add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 This PPA contains the latest release of Grub Customizer.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~danielrichter2007/+archive/grub-customizer
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 160, in <module>
    sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 96, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 584, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)    
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 87, in get_sources
    raise NoDistroTemplateException("Error: could not find a "
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template

Anyone knows anyway to solve this? Thanks in advance!

try this, and forgeret the other solutions

#create add-apt-repository
wget http://blog.anantshri.info/content/u...ository.sh.txt
cp add-apt-repository.sh.txt /usr/sbin/add-apt-repository
chmod o+x /usr/sbin/add-apt-repository
chown root:root /usr/sbin/add-apt-repository

enjoy it!

[charonsecurity]

I ended up building grubcustomizer from source, you may want to try that. Great program