[kwlug-disc] Can not add PPA repositorys under Linux Mint 17.1

[Paul Nijjar]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 12:28:00PM -0500, John Driezen wrote:
> 
> The output of lsb_release -a is:
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID:    LinuxMint
> Description:    Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
> Release:    17.1
> Codename:    rebecca
> 
> uname -a gives:
> Linux LinuxMint17 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22
> 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> Any suggestions?

I have not run into this problem myself. But there appear to be lots
of people on the Internet who get this "Error: could not find a
distribution template for" error when installing PPAs.

These people say to reinstall the mintsources package: 
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=181043#p939041

These people say you should spoof Mint to look like Ubuntu:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=85692

I am guessing that you have come across these kinds of posts
already. Is there a list of things you have tried so far? 

It looks like there is some file which lists the templates that
add-apt-repository works with. I am guessing that file can be munged.

- Paul 


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