[Bug 892591] [NEW] apt-get source <package> requires root

[Jason Spashett]

Public bug reported:

I upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04. 
Some time later I noticed that apt-get source seems to reuire root privelages to work

NB- There are (enabled) deb-src's in the sources list

example:

[FAIL]
jason at adrastea:~/source$ apt-get source photoprint
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list


[WORKS]
jason at adrastea:~/source$ sudo apt-get source photoprint
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Need to get 2,456 kB of source archives.
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (dsc) [1,202 B]
Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (tar) [1,936 kB]
Get:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apt

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Title:
  apt-get source <package> requires root

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04. 
  Some time later I noticed that apt-get source seems to reuire root privelages to work

  NB- There are (enabled) deb-src's in the sources list

  example:

  [FAIL]
  jason at adrastea:~/source$ apt-get source photoprint
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list

  
  [WORKS]
  jason at adrastea:~/source$ sudo apt-get source photoprint
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Need to get 2,456 kB of source archives.
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (dsc) [1,202 B]
  Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (tar) [1,936 kB]
  Get:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe photoprint 0.4.1-3 (

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