python-pid/archive/docs/aptmanage/add.rst
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Adding Sources
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The ``add`` subcommand is used to add new repositories to the software sources.
You can specify a deb-line to configure into the system or a ``ppa:`` shortcut
to add the new source directly::
$ sudo apt-manage add deb http://apt.pop-os.org/ubuntu disco main
$ sudo apt-manage add ppa:system76/pop
If an internet connection is available, ``apt-manage`` will additionally attempt
to install the signing key for any ``ppa:`` shortcuts added.
Options for adding sources
==========================
Various options control adding sources to the system.
Source Code, Details, Disabling Sources
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To enable source code for the added repository, use the ``--source-code`` flag::
$ apt-manage add --source-code ppa:system76/pop
The new source can be disabled upon adding it using the ``--disable`` flag::
$ apt-manage add --disable ppa:system76/pop
Details for the PPA are printed for review prior to adding the source by default.
This will print the generated configuration for the source as well as any
available details fetched for the source (typically only available for PPA
sources). To suppress this output, include ``--terse``.
Source File Format
------------------
The format which RepoLib saves the repository on disk in depends on the type of
repository being added, but regardless the ``--format`` flag can be used to
force either legacy ``.list`` format or modern ``.sources`` format::
apt-manage add popdev:master --format=list
apt-manage add ppa:system76/pop --format=sources
Names and Identifiers
---------------------
Names for PPA sources are automatically detected from Launchpad if an internet
connection is available. Otherwise they are automatically generated based on the
source type and details. Optionally, a name can be specified when the source is
added::
$ apt-manage add ppa:system76/pop --name "PPA for Pop_OS Software"
System-identifiers determine how the source is subsequently located within RepoLib and
on the system. It matches the filename for the source's configuration file. It
is automatically generated based on the source type, or can be specified
manually upon creation using the ``--identifier`` flag::
$ apt-manage add ppa:system76/pop --identifier pop-ppa
.. note::
Even though ``apt-manage`` allows modifcation or management of DEB822-format
sources, it does not currently support adding them to the system directly.
DEB822 sources can be manually added or added using third-party tools, and
``apt-manage`` will correctly operate on them subsequently.