Error Message in Natty Narwhal Update Manager

Asked by Conan Librarian

When I use Update Manager in Natty Narwhal I routinely get this error message:

Failed to download repository information - check your Internet connection.

Under more details I get:

W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/akirad/akirad/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/akirad/ppa/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

When I close the error message I then learn if there are any updates. Is there a way to avoid the error message when I checking for updates?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

http://ppa.launchpad.net/akirad/akirad/ubuntu/dists/

The PPA doesn't have a natty branch. You should remove the PPA. It is no good to you now

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Conan Librarian (conan-lib) said :
#2

I am using Natty Narwhal and have been told "The PPA doesn't have a natty branch. You should remove the PPA." I do not know how to remove the PPA. Can someone tell me how to remove the PPA.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3

Use software centre. You don't need to repeat the above post.

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Conan Librarian (conan-lib) said :
#4

This is not answering my question. I went to the software center and installed ppa-purge. I then went into terminal mode and typed:

sudo ppa-purge

but I still get the same error message.

I need more explicit guidance to resolve my problem. Cryptic comments are not helpful.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#5

you need to use the ppa address in ppa-purge, running ppa-purge without a repository address does nothing

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

If you also run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

You now have a Natty repo for the same app.

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Conan Librarian (conan-lib) said :
#7

With all due respect you are NOT responsive to my question. You persist in giving me cryptic replies. You tell me running ppa-purge with a repository address does nothing. I figured that out myself. I do not know what my "repository address" is. I cannot figure out what to put in from this error message:

W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/akirad/akirad/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/akirad/ppa/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I see that you, actionparsnip, continue to respond to my question. Can you refer me to someone who is more helpful?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#8

ok can you give the output of:

ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Thanks

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Conan Librarian (conan-lib) said :
#9

Yes. Here is the output:

akirad.list
google-earth.list.distUpgrade
natty-partner.list
akirad.list.distUpgrade
google-talkplugin.list
google-earth.list
google-talkplugin.list.distUpgrade

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#10

ok run:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akirad.list.distUpgrade; sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akirad.list; sudo apt-get update

Should be ok

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Conan Librarian (conan-lib) said :
#11

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.