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rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 523 / 2 Years ago, fri, september 30, 2022, 8:41:33

I need to add PPAs on Ubuntu 14.04.3 from a file that contains a list of repositories, as follows:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: $ (cat ppas.list)

or

sudo add-apt-repository $ (cat ppas.list)

or yet

cat ppas.list | xargs sudo add-apt-repository

But these don't work and the following error appears: "Error: need a single repository as argument".

Can someone assist?

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answered 2 Years ago serveeel · Accepted Answer

It works with the following command:

for i in $(cat ppas.list); do sudo add-apt-repository "$i"; done