gave up on the MR corresponding to this bug. moved devel work into https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-support-team/software-properties/+git/software-properties
daily builds at: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-support-team/+archive/ubuntu/add-apt-repository if anyone is interested in this please feel free to test with that ppa and let me know if it works and/or if there are any issues. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Eoan) Assignee: Dan Streetman (ddstreet) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Disco) Assignee: Dan Streetman (ddstreet) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Cosmic) Assignee: Dan Streetman (ddstreet) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Bionic) Assignee: Dan Streetman (ddstreet) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Assignee: Dan Streetman (ddstreet) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Eoan) Status: In Progress => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Disco) Status: In Progress => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Cosmic) Status: In Progress => Won't Fix ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Disco) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: In Progress => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Confirmed ** Also affects: software-properties (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to software-properties in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/645404 Title: Support Private PPAs Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in software-properties source package in Bionic: Confirmed Status in software-properties source package in Cosmic: Won't Fix Status in software-properties source package in Disco: Won't Fix Status in software-properties source package in Eoan: Confirmed Status in software-properties source package in Focal: Confirmed Bug description: Software properties add-apt-repository currently does not support adding private PPAs. software-properties should connect to the API and observe that it gets permission denied trying to read the ppa. Then it can reconnect to the API asking for authentication, which will open a browser window where you can do the openid ritual. Then using that token it ought to be possible for it to get the password etc. ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: python-software-properties 0.82.4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/645404/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp