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Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:57 am
by tlcmd
In trying to download a youtube to mp3 converter (see my previous post here) , I downloaded another PPA. Now, my taskbar download manager has a red x in it and this message:
Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ ... ce/Sources 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ ... 6/Packages 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
How do I fix it, Please??
Thanks,
tlcmd
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:00 am
by wayne128
It is not recommended to use ubuntu ppa on LMDE or Debian based distros..
Anyway, most likely the ppa's repos would appear in either
/etc/apt/sources.list
or inside /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory
So, just use file manager to search and look for it.
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 10:20 am
by tlcmd
Wayne, thanks for the reply. I did get the recommendations from this forum (see my previous post). But I'm really not computer literate. Would you please walk me through this process (either one of them) to rid my computer of that ppa. As it so happens, virtually all the problems I've had with LMDE have been with third party aps.
Thank you,
tlcmd
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 1:13 pm
by kurotsugi
please run 'inxi-r' and tell us the result :3
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 4:31 pm
by tlcmd
Here is what I ran from the terminal command in the start menu, and the result; what did I do wrong?? Warned you I was barely computer literate. Please bear with me.
dick@library ~ $ inxi-r
inxi-r: command not found
[127]dick@library ~ $ sudo inxi-r
[sudo] password for dick:
sudo: inxi-r: command not found
[1]dick@library ~ $
Thanks,
Dick
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 4:42 pm
by austin.texas
The problem seems to be that you don't have inxi installed.
I don't know if it available in LMDE, since I have never used LMDE.
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:36 pm
by wayne128
tlcmd wrote:Here is what I ran from the terminal command in the start menu, and the result; what did I do wrong?? Warned you I was barely computer literate. Please bear with me.
dick@library ~ $ inxi-r
inxi-r: command not found
[127]dick@library ~ $ sudo inxi-r
[sudo] password for dick:
sudo: inxi-r: command not found
[1]dick@library ~ $
Thanks,
Dick
Oh...haha
That is OK
You should type
inxi -r
but you had typed
inxi-r
there is a space between inxi and -r
nevermind.. all is learning curve..
at least you can copy and paste the terminal output to the forum
Would you please walk me through this process (either one of them) to rid my computer of that ppa
now try this command and copy the terminal output wholesales and paste here
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
oh.. remember you can copy the command I type and paste onto the terminal.
there is a space between cat and /etc/apt/sources.list
another two commands, if you have cleared the last one
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
follow by next simple command
ls
this ls is list command that will print out all the files and folders in the directory that you were in.
good luck, do it one step at a time.
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:45 pm
by tlcmd
I just typed that which I was instructed in the initial post. Here is the result with the space:
dick@library ~ $ inxi -r
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-apps-testing.list
deb
http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ubuntu testing main
deb-src
http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ubuntu testing main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com debian main upstream import
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing main contrib non-free
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
deb
http://extra.linuxmint.com debian main
dick@library ~ $
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:49 pm
by tlcmd
dick@library ~ $ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $ is
is: command not found
[127]dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:54 pm
by tlcmd
Thanks for the help. Working in this depth in Linux is like an olympic swimmer trying to teach a beginner. I got lost here:
"copy the terminal output wholesales"
I really appreciate the assistance.
tlcmd
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:05 pm
by tlcmd
My wife has me busy doing stuff and I have a water aerobics class tomorrow from 10:30 - 11:30 EDT tomorrow. Will rejoin this discussion tomorrow. I'd like to learn how to do this myself. I'm trying to make the complete switch from Windows 8.1 to LMDE. At least the Linux language is less complex than Windows 8.1 and the menu makes sense. I just need someone to hold my hand through this transition.
Thanks, and have a good evening,
tlcmd
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:13 pm
by wayne128
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $ is
is: command not found
[127]dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
oh...
the command is list command,
ls ... l is lower letter of L
not 'is'.
EDIT..
and sorry for this
"copy the terminal output wholesales"
All I wish to say is,
copy everything from the terminal and paste to this forum.
as you are now aware, linux command is too particular about every character.
a missing space means the command is totally different and might not work at all.
a lower letter and a Capital letter is also different!!
it is important to copy everything so that others can help spot any possible typo..
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:35 pm
by wayne128
So, your ppa is shown in :::
dick@library ~ $ inxi -r
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-apps-testing.list
Here is how to remove that file...
Do this step by step..
the command is highlighted in
RED and is large font.
1. open a terminal
2. type this command to change to the directory containing the ppa
dick@library ~ $
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
3. type this command, or better, copy the highlight command and paste to your terminal
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
sudo mv noobslab-apps-testing.list noobslab-apps-testing.list.bak
4. type your password when asked, and hit enter key
5. next command to type is
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
ls
6. next command to type is
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
inxi -r
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:58 pm
by kurotsugi
else...simply delete /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-apps-testing.list
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:40 pm
by tlcmd
Wayne 128.
Help again, please!! I will be out from around 3:30 EDT to a dinner celebrating my younger grandson's 13th birthday, so may not get back immediately.
Well, somewhere I screwed up again. Here's what I did and obviously somewhere I went wrong. And I do not know how to delete as instructed in kurotsugi's post below yours. Anyway, here's what I've don. And again, thanks for your assistance:
dick@library ~ $ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $ sudo mv noobslab-apps-testing.list noobslab-apps-testing.list.bak
[sudo] password for dick:
mv: cannot stat ‘noobslab-apps-testing.list’: No such file or directory
[1]dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $ ls
noobslab-apps-testing.list.bak official-package-repositories.list
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $ inxi -r
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com debian main upstream import
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing main contrib non-free
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb
http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
deb
http://extra.linuxmint.com debian main
dick@library /etc/apt/sources.list.d $
Re: Help in removing repository reference.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 3:06 pm
by tlcmd
Wayne 128,
Please disregard my last post. I don't know or understand what I did, but my LMDE is fixed following your instructions. Maybe someday I'll understand it. .
Thanks for all the help and all the others who have answered this and my other postings.
tlcmd