Lubuntu, unable to add repositaries

[Alboy1975]

Hi, new the linux, using lubuntu on laptop. I know this forum is for 'full fat' ubuntu, but I'm hoping that someone here might be able to help me. Every time i try adding a repositary i receive the following:

I get similar output whatever repo i try to add. There are youtube videos on how to solve in ubuntu, but nothing similar for its little cousin. Your help is much appreciate, because i am pulling out my hair! Please be aware i am a beginner.

 

[arochester]

It is better to copy and paste here, instead of posting a picture. That way we can click on connections to see where they lead.

What does your sources.list and sources the contents of the directory sources.list.d say?

Is this a new installation or an upgrade?

 

[usul_of_arakis]

Hello Alboy,
From your screenshot it looks like the repositories you are having trouble with are lubuntu-desktop and i-nex-development-team. I have looked at the Lauchpad pages for both of these and neither has a repo for cosmic, which is why they are failing.

https://launchpad.net/~i-nex-development-team/+archive/ubuntu/daily/+index

https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

If you go to those pages and click where it says "Technical details about this PPA" then select the drop down menu to "Choose your Ubuntu version", it will list what versions it is available for. (It doesn't matter which *buntu verity you are using and the You Tube videos should apply to Lubuntu.)

When you use the command sudo add-apt-repository ppa/* Ubuntu will try to add the repository relevent to the release you have installed. If it is not available you will received a 404 error as in your case.

WRT lubuntu-desktop repo, you should not need to add this, as it is included in the Ubuntu standard repositories and you will received all updates, assuming you have not disabled them.

WRT i-nex. It doesn't appear to have been updated since March 2017, and the last code commit to GitHub was in May 2017. You COULD try adding a repo for an older Ubuntu version, but I would not advise this because it could cause dependency conflicts.

I hope this clarifies things for you.

Usul

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day all, and a welcome to linux.org to @usul_of_arakis , Fremen rider of mighty Shai-hulud

Chris Turner
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[usul_of_arakis]

G'day all, and a welcome to linux.org to @usul_of_arakis , Fremen rider of mighty Shai-hulud

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

Bless the Maker and His water.

 

[Alboy1975]

Hi again. My point is that i get the 404 error whatever repo i try adding. I understand that some may be old and therefore inaccessible. I receive the line about repo cannot be accessed and is disabled by default whatever repo i try adding.

As requested here is my source list:

## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Regressions
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates main restricted multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates main restricted

## Software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team.
## Also, please note that software in Universe WILL NOT receive any review or
## updates from the Ubuntu security team directly. Updates in this repository
## are provided by volunteers, but most come from Debian.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates universe

## Software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team,
## and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as your rights
## to use the software. Also, please note that software in Multiverse WILL NOT
## receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security team directly.
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates multiverse

## Software from this repository contains tested security updates from the
## Ubuntu security team.
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security main restricted multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security multiverse

## Software from this repository may not have been tested as extensively as
## software contained in the main release, although it includes newer versions
## of some applications which may provide useful features. Also, please note
## that software in Backports WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the
## Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-backports main universe restricted multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## "partner" repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ cosmic partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ cosmic partner


It is a new install

 

[arochester]

As @usul_of_arakis said there is NO I-Nex ppa for Cosmic (at the moment?). So this link is incorrect. Since it does not appear in your sources list the connection must be in the directory sources.list.d.

I would normally start my Package Manager from Terminal with Sudo rights e.g.

sudo pcmanfm

, navigate to /etc/apt/sources.list.d and delete the folder for I-Nex. Then reboot.

Your sources list seems to contain a lot of clutter. I would reduce it to e.g.

###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic main restricted universe multiverse

###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

Note that Lubuntu is not a little cousin of Ubuntu. In a way it is Ubuntu but with a different desktop manager.

Ubuntu=Gnome
Kubuntu =KDE
Xubuntu=Xfce4
Lubuntu =LXQt