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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:

apt-get install python-software-properties

What should I do now?

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testin – prusswan Jul 9 '14 at 5:54
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The program 'add-apt-repository' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install python-software-properties – Akankha Ahmed Jul 9 '14 at 6:29
    
Which version of Ubuntu you are using? – Pandya Jul 9 '14 at 13:40
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just copyy and paste the command its telling you to do bruh... – Skybbles Apr 13 '16 at 13:23
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add-apt-repository is provided by software-properties-common see filelist – TarranJones Nov 3 '16 at 15:46
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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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sudo apt-get install python3-software-properties show this below Package python3-software-properties is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'python3-software-properties' has no installation candidate – Akankha Ahmed Jul 9 '14 at 6:27
    
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common. shows software-properties-common is already the newest version – Akankha Ahmed Jul 9 '14 at 6:28
    
it show when i try to install "add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing " The program 'add-apt-repository' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install python-software-properties – Akankha Ahmed Jul 9 '14 at 6:32
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apt-get install software-properties-common seems to be enough in Ubuntu 14.04. – qris May 27 '15 at 20:51
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tested this on a docker image. software-properties-common and python-software-properties were required – Thamme Gowda Nov 24 '15 at 1:30

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