The bug is 10 years old and there is no indication it's a priority for bionic or focal, I'm going to wontfix for those series for now, we can always reopen if someone end up working on the issue
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Eoan) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Focal) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- 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: Won't Fix 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: Won't Fix Status in software-properties source package in Focal: Won't Fix 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