linuxmint / linuxmint/mintsources
Add support for .sources files
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Description
OS: Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon
Problem: The mintsource GUI is unaware of APT sources saved in .source files and doesn't show them at all.
The APT sources for the WineHQ repository migrated from a .list file to a .sources file. Here is its contents:
nicu@Nicu-PC:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ more winehq-jammy.sources
Types: deb
URIs: https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu
Suites: jammy
Components: main
Architectures: amd64 i386
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the mintsource GUI code that discovers APT sources and compare its handling of .list files with the winehq-jammy.sources example in the issue. The work is done when entries stored in .sources files, including the shown WineHQ source, appear in the GUI; check existing project tests if available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- 48/100