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

[John Driezen]

I am trying to add PPA repositorys under Linux Mint 17.1.  It is giving 
me the following error message:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:djart/minidlna
[sudo] password for john:
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 91, in <module>
     sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
   File 
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", 
line 109, in __init__
     self.reload_sourceslist()
   File 
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", 
line 599, in reload_sourceslist
     self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 89, 
in get_sources
     (self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a 
distribution template for LinuxMint/rebecca

The same thing happens with another repository.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/kodo
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 91, in <module>
     sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
   File 
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", 
line 109, in __init__
     self.reload_sourceslist()
   File 
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", 
line 599, in reload_sourceslist
     self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 89, 
in get_sources
     (self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a 
distribution template for LinuxMint/rebecca

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?

John Driezen
jdriezen at sympatico.ca