Is this still an issue? I just tried to reproduce it with the following results:
sudowned@jarrah:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:foobar/foo2bar Cannot access PPA (https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~foobar/+archive/foo2bar) to get PPA information, please check your internet connection. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/912250 Title: add-apt-repository crashes when I enter a PPA that doesn't exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/912250/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
