Failed to download repository information

Asked by Joe Linane

update manager will not download repositories. please help

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Joe Linane (j-linane) said :
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Ian Booth (wallyworld) said :
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Hi

You have incorrectly configured repository names. As an example, the gwibber-daily ppa url should be:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/gwibber-daily/ppa/ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz

not

http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-gwibber-daily/ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz

Please fix your repository URLs and everything should be ok.

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Joe Linane (j-linane) said :
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Where do I type this correct configuration ? In the terminal?

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From: "Ian Booth" <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 07:53
Subject: [Question #153388]: Failed to download repository information
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Your question #153388 on Launchpad itself changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

Ian Booth proposed the following answer:
Hi

You have incorrectly configured repository names. As an example, the
gwibber-daily ppa url should be:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/gwibber-
daily/ppa/ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz

not

http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-gwibber-
daily/ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz

Please fix your repository URLs and everything should be ok.

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Aaron Bentley (abentley) said :
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You can correct the configuration by editing "/etc/apt/sources.list" directly, or in Synaptic using "Settings|Repositories|Other software"

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