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Graeme T.1's avatar
Graeme T.1
Collaborator | Level 9
3 years ago
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Ubuntu linux repository failure

I'm updating Dropbox through apt on Ubuntu 22.04, and run my usual command for updating all my packages. This time, I received the following error message:   E: The repository 'http://linux.dropb...
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  • czchen's avatar
    czchen
    3 years ago

    It works now, but I am not sure why. The following are steps:

     

    * The original not-working configuration are URL: https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, suite: sid.

    * I change URL to https://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu, and suite to disco, and run `apt update` to test if the problem is in debian repository only. It works.

    * I change URL to https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, and suite to bookworm, and run `apt update` to test if the problem is in sid suite only. It works.

    * I rollback all configuration (URL: https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, suite: sid), and run `apt update`. It works.

     

    I guess maybe some broken configuration is fixed when running `apt update` with new configuration.

     

     

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BenDBX
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3 years ago

Hello and thanks for reporting these issues,

 

Graeme T.1 the repository issue was fixed last week. You should be able to update without receiving this error message.

 

matte90 Our engineering team says that this is a warning message that shouldn't cause a block. They are currently investigating why this is happening. In the meantime, it would help us if you could tell us what OS you are using and the specific error message you're receiving.

 

Regards,

Ben

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unicandun
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

I am having similar results. I am running  Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) with kernel 6.1.0-7-amd64 and gnome  43.3.

The error message I get is

 

 

E: The repository 'http://linux.dropbox.com/debian bookworm Release' no longer has 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.

 

 

This has been happening a lot recently, specially on al my new updates.

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