How to install 'add-apt-repository' using the terminal? [duplicate]

Question

I want to install:

add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testin

It is showing:

The program add-apt-repository is currently not installed.
You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

What should I do now?

The program 'add-apt-repository' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install python-software-properties — Akankha Ahmed, Commented Jul 9, 2014 at 6:29
just copyy and paste the command its telling you to do bruh... — skybldev, Commented Apr 13, 2016 at 13:23
add-apt-repository is provided by software-properties-common see filelist — TarranJones, Commented Nov 3, 2016 at 15:46

the · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10 12:13:06Z

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Try these:

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

and/or

sudo apt-get install python3-software-properties

and/or

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

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answered Jul 9, 2014 at 6:12

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apt-get install software-properties-common seems to be enough in Ubuntu 14.04.
– qris
Commented May 27, 2015 at 20:51
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tested this on a docker image. software-properties-common and python-software-properties were required
– TG Gowda
Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 1:30
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Tested on new Debian, also software-properties-common and python-software-properties were required
– Ice09
Commented Feb 28, 2017 at 8:36
3

ubuntu:latest docker image gives E: Unable to locate package software-properties-common
– Martin Thoma
Commented May 3, 2018 at 11:07
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If it's Unable to locate package, make sure to apt-get update first.
– David Birks
Commented Jul 30, 2018 at 20:15

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