[SOLVED] Issue adding Kodi Repository [Linux Mint]

dissposablehero · 02-13-2017, 05:12 PM

Code:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintSources/mintSources.py", line 1558, in <module>
    Application().run()
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintSources/mintSources.py", line 716, in __init__
    if self.config["general"]["use_ppas"] == "false":
KeyError: 'general'

hydrurga · 02-13-2017, 05:24 PM

Ok, assuming that there isn't a problem with the apt Python files themselves (there could well be, but we'll exhaust other possibilities first), we'll need to temporarily move the non-official repo sources files to another location.

But first,

cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Just to check that there are no real oddities in there:

ls -la

dissposablehero · 02-13-2017, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Ok, assuming that there isn't a problem with the apt Python files themselves (there could well be, but we'll exhaust other possibilities first), we'll need to temporarily move the non-official repo sources files to another location.

But first,

cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Just to check that there are no real oddities in there:

ls -la

Code:

total 28
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan  1 10:07 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jan  1 10:08 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   79 Jan  1 10:07 dukto.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  189 Dec 26 21:38 google-chrome.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  120 Dec 26 21:54 numix-ppa-xenial.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  537 Dec 26 21:28 official-package-repositories.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  134 Dec 26 23:15 webupd8team-java-xenial.list

hydrurga · 02-13-2017, 05:42 PM

Thanks. Let's make a copy of all the repo list files, but only leave the official list in sources.list.d:

cd /etc/apt/

sudo mv sources.list.d disposablehero (as good a name as any)

sudo mkdir sources.list.d

sudo cp disposablehero/official-package-repositories.list sources.list.d

Then try running software-sources again.

hydrurga · 02-13-2017, 06:38 PM

I haven't heard back from you and I need to go to sleep, so if anything goes wrong, you can restore your previous setup with:

cd /etc/apt/

sudo rm -r sources.list.d

sudo mv disposablehero sources.list.d

Soadyheid · 02-13-2017, 08:11 PM

Maybe I'm not really understanding your problem... I'm running Mint 18 and just used the Software Manager to install Kodi. I then searched for Youtube for a video of how find add-ons which I think gives info on repository additions (see 'System' > 'Settings' > 'add ons' > 'Add from Repository' within Kodi for repository info)

Sorry, not a very detailed post but maybe slightly useful?

Play Bonny!

dissposablehero · 02-13-2017, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Thanks. Let's make a copy of all the repo list files, but only leave the official list in sources.list.d:

cd /etc/apt/

sudo mv sources.list.d disposablehero (as good a name as any)

sudo mkdir sources.list.d

sudo cp disposablehero/official-package-repositories.list sources.list.d

Then try running software-sources again.

Hi,

Apologies, I fell asleep

. I performed the above steps but got the same error when attempting to run software-sources

Code:

    Application().run()
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintSources/mintSources.py", line 716, in __init__
    if self.config["general"]["use_ppas"] == "false":
KeyError: 'general'

hydrurga · 02-14-2017, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dissposablehero

Hi,

Apologies, I fell asleep

. I performed the above steps but got the same error when attempting to run software-sources

Code:

    Application().run()
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintSources/mintSources.py", line 716, in __init__
    if self.config["general"]["use_ppas"] == "false":
KeyError: 'general'

You and me both. Ok, we'll need to dig deeper. My apologies for this.

Following https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=188986, can you please post the output from:

cat /etc/linuxmint/mintSystem.conf

Habitual · 02-14-2017, 11:16 AM

To the OP:
Have you tried to upgrade python on this system?

dissposablehero · 02-14-2017, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

You and me both. Ok, we'll need to dig deeper. My apologies for this.

Following https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=188986, can you please post the output from:

cat /etc/linuxmint/mintSystem.conf

Hi hydrurga,

No need to apologise - thanks for the help.

All that came up for the above code was:

Code:

[global]
enabled = True

[restore]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

To the OP:
Have you tried to upgrade python on this system?

Hi Habitual,

Not that I am aware of.

hydrurga · 02-14-2017, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dissposablehero

Hi hydrurga,

No need to apologise - thanks for the help.

All that came up for the above code was:

Code:

[global]
enabled = True

[restore]

Same as I have. I think Habitual may be close to the truth - it looks as if Python, apt, and/or software sources are misconfigured somehow. May well be above my pay grade. Re-installing Python would be quite demanding, the other two a little less but involving a number of dependency-related walls to clamber over.

Anyway, in the hope that someone else who knows more than I do comes to the fore, or at least while I mull this over, can you post the output from:

lsb_release -a

dissposablehero · 02-14-2017, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Same as I have. I think Habitual may be close to the truth - it looks as if Python, apt, and/or software sources are misconfigured somehow. May well be above my pay grade. Re-installing Python would be quite demanding, the other two a little less but involving a number of dependency-related walls to clamber over.

Anyway, in the hope that someone else who knows more than I do comes to the fore, or at least while I mull this over, can you post the output from:

lsb_release -a

No problem, thanks for the help so far - at least we've narrowed it down.

Code:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:	16.04
Codename:	xenial

Habitual · 02-14-2017, 04:42 PM

On LinuxMint in the last 6 or so releases, one can execute

Code:

mintsources

and authenticate and then be presented with "Software Sources"

hydrurga · 02-14-2017, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

On LinuxMint in the last 6 or so releases, one can execute

Code:

mintsources

and authenticate and then be presented with "Software Sources"

mintsources is a symbolic link to software-sources which is what the OP has been trying to run.

Habitual · 02-14-2017, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

mintsources is a symbolic link to software-sources which is what the OP has been trying to run.

Thanks.

I'm out.