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Today lite software ask me to update sorces, and when I accept
he start to update but soon have this message:
Updating sources has failed

Refer to /var/log/lite-software.log for more information.

What to do?

Hi,
Please open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and type
and paste the output here

linux  ~  cat /var/log/lite-software.log
[10/12/18 07:15:45]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  playonlinux 
[10/12/18 07:15:52]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/12/18 07:17:10]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  ubuntu-restricted-extras  libavcodec-extra57
[10/12/18 07:17:22]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/12/18 07:18:16]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  steam-launcher 
[10/12/18 07:18:45]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/12/18 08:22:08]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  playonlinux 
[10/12/18 08:22:27]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/15/18 08:22:34]ERROR: Updating sources has failed.
[10/15/18 08:22:34]INFO: Software sources were updated.
[10/15/18 08:22:59]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  chromium-browser 
[10/15/18 08:23:54]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/15/18 08:26:41]ERROR: Updating sources has failed.
[10/15/18 08:26:41]INFO: Software sources were updated.
[10/15/18 08:27:01]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  steam-launcher 
[10/15/18 08:27:30]INFO: Installation was a success.
[10/15/18 08:36:57]INFO: Installation of packages initiated:  kodi 
[10/15/18 08:55:27]INFO: Installation was a success.
 linux  ~  

Mhhh that's a bit less info than I hoped for.Does it happen every time? And do you also get errors when running Install Updates?

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83,2 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [555 kB]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [560 kB]
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [146 kB]
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Err:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu bionic Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Hit:15 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Hit:16 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.

Quote:Err:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu bionic Release
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.

That's the problem. What do you use that PPA for?

Not sure. New in linux. When something install added that, but not sure where to remove

He's added that one and the graphics PPA at some stage too. I'd stay away from PPA's unless we bundle them. Our Forum is filling up with PPA errors.

(10-15-2018, 12:49 PM)newonlinux link Wrote:Not sure. New in linux. When something install added that, but not sure where to remove

PPA Removal: Uncheck the offending PPA from "Software and Updates" under the "Other Software" tab..
Then try running updates again..
You can update from terminal or from Menu > Favorites > Install Updates


Also within the manual
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/software.html#pparem

To understand what "does not have a release file" means click on the PPA link and then on "dists" and you will see that there is no package for "bionic" which is what Linux Lite is built from. No "bionic" release file means it can't be updated automatically in Linux Lite.
http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu
TC