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# [add ppa fails with unknown template error](https://askubuntu.com/questions/49040/apt-could-not-find-a-distribution-template-error)
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Error: could not find a distribution template for Devuan/excalibur ceres
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python3-apt has the file /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.p
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I solved it by hacking one python file, to pretend my distro is equal one previous:
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for template in self.sourceslist.matcher.templates:
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if( template.name == 'Devuan/excalibur ceres'): # << added line
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template.name = 'focal'; # << added line
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if (self.is_codename(template.name) and...
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