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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: software-center
+ (This bug may be masked by bug 782953, where even non-broken PPAs don't
+ appear when added.)
  
  software-center version 2.0.2
  
  After attempting to add a PPA using Edit->Software Sources..., the PPA
  did not appear in the navigation tree in the left panel and no error
  indication of any kind was displayed.  It appears that the PPA was
  exhibiting some kind of authentication problem that caused it not to be
  added.  Unfortunately, I can no longer reproduce this as the failing PPA
  has since been deleted.
  
  By all indications it appears to have been a rare condition that caused
  this as we've had no other reports to date of a problem of this type.
  Nevertheless, we should make sure we handle this kind of error if it
  occurs.  Even just a simple error dialog would probably suffice to let
  the user know a problem was detected with the PPA being added.
  
  For the record, the failing PPA was ppa:nisshh/ppa.  It contained a
  single package: pytask.
- 
- The equivalent for removing a PPA is bug 574155.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583643

Title:
  Adding broken PPA doesn't show it or report an error

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  (This bug may be masked by bug 782953, where even non-broken PPAs
  don't appear when added.)

  software-center version 2.0.2

  After attempting to add a PPA using Edit->Software Sources..., the PPA
  did not appear in the navigation tree in the left panel and no error
  indication of any kind was displayed.  It appears that the PPA was
  exhibiting some kind of authentication problem that caused it not to
  be added.  Unfortunately, I can no longer reproduce this as the
  failing PPA has since been deleted.

  By all indications it appears to have been a rare condition that
  caused this as we've had no other reports to date of a problem of this
  type.  Nevertheless, we should make sure we handle this kind of error
  if it occurs.  Even just a simple error dialog would probably suffice
  to let the user know a problem was detected with the PPA being added.

  For the record, the failing PPA was ppa:nisshh/ppa.  It contained a
  single package: pytask.

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