[Bug 831487] Re: Dependency on package unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu Server

[Maciej Puzio]

I have noticed the same problem on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise). In that
release, the package is named python-software-properties. It is not
clear to me why there is a "hard" dependency here. When forced to
install without unattended-upgrades, add-apt-repository works without a
hitch. Perhaps a better choice would be a "suggest" or "recommend"
dependency, or none at all.

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Title:
  Dependency on package unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu Server

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

Bug description:
  The package, which includes the always-useful add-apt-repository,
  depends on package unattended-upgrades. This is not good on servers,
  as you may want to add PPAs with the convenience of add-apt-repository
  but still want to control everything that gets upgraded on the
  machine.

  Tested on both Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 11.04.

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