Problem with Distribution Template in Sparky v 7.1

[seadevil]

I cannot install Fsearch.  I keep getting error message:  aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Sparky/orion-belt
   
one person said to:     apt remove software-properties-gtk    but that did absolutely   nothing !

so how can i fix this ?   

i ran :     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:christian-boxdoerfer/fsearch-stable
            sudo apt update
              sudo apt install fsearch

nothing works

[AxL]

[....]  so how can i fix this ?   

i ran :     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:christian-boxdoerfer/fsearch-stable

PPAs are indeed for Ubuntu. Precisely, for some version of Ubuntu. Using PPA would be like using Ubuntu deb repository while beeing on Debian. From unstable to totally broken. Dependencies are likely to be not satisfied, package from Debian can become broken , more and more problems... Just.. don't do it. If you want ppas, use Ubuntu or Ubuntu based distros. For debian, use debian repositories or (to have something similar to ppas, with same security and privacy recommendations) add third-party repositories targetting your Debian release (yes, it exists).

See also:

• Don'tBreakDebian - Don't make a FrankenDebian
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

[penguin]

I cannot install Fsearch.  I keep getting error message:  aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Sparky/orion-belt
   
one person said to:     apt remove software-properties-gtk    but that did absolutely   nothing !

so how can i fix this ?   

i ran :     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:christian-boxdoerfer/fsearch-stable
            sudo apt update
              sudo apt install fsearch

nothing works

I am not in front of my Sparky Machine . Have you checked on Aptus or Synaptic for fsearch?

When I need something that is not in the Aptus or Synaptic , i check

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https://repology.org/For fsearch case, you have

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https://repology.org/project/fsearch/versions
For example, you can grab MX Linux MX-23 Testing   fsearch 

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https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/test/f/fsearch/
If installation fails, try another version (Mx 21 or Mx 19)

Keep one eyes on what you are doing during install.
 
Hope it helps.