How do I solve file ignored in /etc/apt/sources.list and release file not found errors while updating APT cache?

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I am trying to run sudo apt-get update and running in these kinds of errors.

N: Ignoring file 'libjpeg8_8c-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
N: Ignoring file 'libdouble-conversion1_3.1.0-3_amd64.deb' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
N: Ignoring file 'libjpeg-turbo8_2.0.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customizer/ubuntu focal 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.

Well, .deb files simply don't belong in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory - move them somewhere else or remove them. The other issue has been addressed many times e.g. What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file? — steeldriver, Oct 23 '20 at 15:41
@user535733 How do I get the name? can you paste the command? — C. Cristi, Oct 23 '20 at 15:57

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 23 '20 at 19:20

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You can go and remove these deb files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory. Open your terminal and run this command:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.deb

edited Oct 23 '20 at 19:20

Kulfy

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answered Oct 23 '20 at 17:11

Mohammad

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How do I solve file ignored in /etc/apt/sources.list and release file not found errors while updating APT cache?

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