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Title: Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Post by: acrome77 on November 04, 2020, 06:33:09 AM

Hello any idea what I need to do to fix this ?Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists. then i get this : I have no idea what this means if any one can help I will be eternally grateful I'm very new to Linux lite

Hit:1 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite (http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite) emerald In Release
Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu) focal In Release
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com (http://archive.canonical.com) focal In Release
Hit:4 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams (https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams) stable In Release
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) focal In Release
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) focal-security In Release [107 kB]
Ign:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu) focal In Release
Ign:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu) focal InRelease
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) focal-updates In Release [111 kB]
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu) focal In Release
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) focal-back ports In Release [98.3 kB]
Err:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu) focal Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Err:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu) focal Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Err:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu) focal Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschramm/blueman/ubuntu) focal Release' does not have a Release file.
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare-dev/ubuntu) focal Release' does not have a Release file.
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu) focal Release' does not have a Release file.

Title: Re: Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Post by: stevef on November 04, 2020, 07:51:42 AM

Your machine is using some software that has a PPA (Personal Package Archive) in your update list.  PPA aren't part of the Linux Lite supported software repositories.  Unfortunately, if there is a problem with a listed PPA it stops the Linux Lite update process working because the machine cannot find everything on the list.  In your case, 3 PPAs are identified on the lines starting with E:

To remove a failing PPA from the list and allow the rest of the update to complete check the manual at

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

and remove the offending PPAs as described there.

Removing a PPA from the sources list is a workaround to allow the update process to complete to ensure that other packages get their updates. But it means you will not get any updates from those sources in the future.

If you need (and trust) the software source you may want to check periodically to see if the PPA is put back on line by reversing the change you made.

Title: Re: Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Post by: acrome77 on November 04, 2020, 03:17:04 PM

Thanks for the advice I removed the offending PPA's and all seems to work now