[SOLVED] Installing Updates Failed - Repository Change - Components-amd64.yml

[Daveyboy]

As far as I can make out the syatem is looking for this
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dist...-amd64.yml
and getting a 404 error.  The file is on the repository, but with a different path.

Haven't found any similar reports yet.  Without knowing the cause and unable to reproduce, it is hard to recommend any action other than waiting for someone with more knowledge to help.
In the meantime, running the Package Cache 'Clean' task from within Lite Tweaks might flush something out.

Steve

I ran Lite Tweaks - Package System Repair then restarted my PC and then run updates again which appears to have come up with one error - see report below - which makes no mention of the aformentioned amd64.yml error so hopefully this may go some way towards helping you or anyone else resolving this problem for me.. I really appreciate the helpthat you gave given me on this issue.

===========================
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.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Ign:6 http://archive.canonical.com noble InRelease
Hit:7 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:8 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla...ext/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:9 http://archive.canonical.com noble Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 2620:2d:4000:1003::111 80]
Hit:10 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:4 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite galena InRelease
Hit:11 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'http://archive.canonical.com noble Release' does not have a Release file.
W: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla.../InRelease: Signature by key 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21 uses weak algorithm (rsa1024)
W: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla.../InRelease: Signature by key 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21 uses weak algorithm (rsa1024)

[stevef]

Do you mean "Package System Repair" Steve ?

No, I meant Packet Cache Clean.  It clears any old cached package downloads and is safe to use.
It may be that on your system there is nothing in the cache, so this option isn't being shown by Lite Tweaks.  If so, apologies for any confusion.

Package System Repair re-builds the package source lists - aka the repositories.  It is rated 'Caution' because it changes system files.
This would have been the next suggestion to try.

Please can you re-run the command

Code:

inxi -r

so that we can compare before and after.

Running update/upgrade now looks a bit better.

I don't remember seeing http://archive.canonical.com/ from the list before.
So the implication is that Package System Repair may have added it.  I think I've seen a previous thread in which http://archive.canonical.com/ was causing a problem but we could not work out why it was there.  I'll try to find that thread.

[Daveyboy]

Do you mean "Package System Repair" Steve ?

No, I meant Packet Cache Clean.  It clears any old cached package downloads and is safe to use.
It may be that on your system there is nothing in the cache, so this option isn't being shown by Lite Tweaks.  If so, apologies for any confusion.

Package System Repair re-builds the package source lists - aka the repositories.  It is rated 'Caution' because it changes system files.
This would have been the next suggestion to try.

Please can you re-run the command

Code:

inxi -r

so that we can compare before and after.

Running update/upgrade now looks a bit better.

I don't remember seeing http://archive.canonical.com/ from the list before.
So the implication is that Package System Repair may have added it.  I think I've seen a previous thread in which http://archive.canonical.com/ was causing a problem but we could not work out why it was there.  I'll try to find that thread.

As requested

Welcome to Linux Lite 7.2 dave

Friday 06 June 2025, 17:37:13
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 dave  ~  inxi -r
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  1: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted multiverse universe
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security restricted main universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates restricted multiverse main universe
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports universe multiverse restricted main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-http_archive_canonical_com_-noble.list
  1: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ noble partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
  1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linuxlite.list
  1: deb http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/ galena main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozilla.list
  1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc] https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozillateam-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources
  1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla...pa/ubuntu/ noble main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozillateam-ubuntu-thunderbird-next-noble.sources
  1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla...xt/ubuntu/ noble main

[stevef]

This is the thread
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showt...=canonical

Just ran the Package System Repair on a test set up and http://archive.canonical.com/ got added.
Running the lite update/upgrade process directly afterwards failed complaining about the canonical archive

To fix this
Click Menu and type 'software & updates' into the search box - when you see 'Software & Updates' offered as a choice, click on it
Select 'Other Software' tab
Uncheck any entries for 'http://archive.canonical.com/ noble'
Enter your password when asked
Click Close and then Reload to refresh the cache
When complete, retry the update/upgrade

[Daveyboy]

This is the thread
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showt...=canonical

Just ran the Package System Repair on a test set up and http://archive.canonical.com/ got added.
Running the lite update/upgrade process directly afterwards failed complaining about the canonical archive

To fix this
Click Menu and type 'software & updates' into the search box - when you see 'Software & Updates' offered as a choice, click on it
Select 'Other Software' tab
Uncheck any entries for 'http://archive.canonical.com/ noble'
Enter your password when asked
Click Close and then Reload to refresh the cache
When complete, retry the update/upgrade

I followed your instructions and the updates completed successfully.
Many thanks for all your patience, help and persistence - it really is greatly appreciated