[sane-devel] error messages from add-apt-repository sane-release

[Ralph Little]

Hi,

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 11:47 AM Perry Hutchison via sane-devel <
sane-devel at alioth-lists.debian.net> wrote:

> In attempting to add the sane-release repository, I got a 404 error
> and subsequently a "... disabled by default." message.  Did I do
> something wrong?
>
> $ sudo add-apt-repository
> https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release
> Hit:1
> <https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-releaseHit:1>
> http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
> Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7
> kB]
> Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7
> kB]
> Ign:4 https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release
> bionic InRelease
> Err:5 https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release
> bionic Release
>   404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.89.222 443]
> Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
> [74.6 kB]
> Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11
> Metadata [48.5 kB]
> Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64
> DEP-11 Metadata [60.3 kB]
> Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386
> Packages [1,288 kB]
> Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64
> DEP-11 Metadata [2,464 B]
> Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64
> Packages [2,070 kB]
> Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64
> DEP-11 Metadata [294 kB]
> Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64
> Packages [1,735 kB]
> Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe i386
> Packages [1,567 kB]
> Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64
> DEP-11 Metadata [290 kB]
> Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse
> amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,468 B]
> Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe
> amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [9,288 B]
> Reading package lists... Done
>
> E: The repository '
> https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release bionic
> Release' does not have a Release file.
> N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is
> therefore disabled by default.
> N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
> configuration details.
>
> $ cat /usr/lib/os-release
> NAME="Ubuntu"
> VERSION="18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
> ID=ubuntu
> ID_LIKE=debian
> PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS"
> VERSION_ID="18.04"
> HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
> SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
> BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
> PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="
> https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
> VERSION_CODENAME=bionic
> UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
>
>
I believe that all you need do is the following:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sane-project/sane-release

Before that, I would go into /etc/apt/sources.list.d and remove anything
SANE related in there.
Looks like you have some items in there that are not correct.

Cheers,
Ralph
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