updated error but repo is not in the sources.list?

Question

I installed a small program, "speedtest-clt" It's a snap but it's old not touched in 2 years.

It works well enough, but when I update my system it's causing issues.

Err:8 https://packagecloud.io/ookla/speedtest-cli/ubuntu lunar Release    
  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:1f1c:2e5:6901:14d4:52d6:1cd1:60f8 443]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://packagecloud.io/ookla/speedtest-cli/ubuntu lunar 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.

OK I can live without this program, so I uninstall it but the issue remains. I checked the sources.list and it's not there. but I still get this error. The program is not in snap list. As it stands it's blocking updates.

System info: Ubuntu Mate 23.04

Does this answer your question? What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file? — guiverc, May 13 '23 at 09:24
You mention checking sources; what did you check? Did you only check the main sources? or the additional directory where sources added post-install are added as well? — guiverc, May 13 '23 at 09:25
RESOLVED I found reference to repo in /etc/apt/sources/list.d Remove it and my system updates as expected without error. — PendragonUK, May 13 '23 at 13:08
The main sources.list file is intended for Ubuntu repositories (ie. official only).. All sources added by users post-install belong in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ which is empty on a clean install - ie. that's where you should look for anything added via sudo add-apt-repository etc. A quick look at your post shows a non-Ubuntu URL & source (so would only be in main sources.list in error) — guiverc, May 13 '23 at 22:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '24 at 21:36

This error isn't as informative and one would like. I ran into the exact issue with speedtest-cli and a few other packages. I always resorted to removing the package and the reference in the sources.list.d, until I finally got frustrated enough to take a little more time to look into the issue.

What this error actually means is that the release you have lunar does not exist in the package repository. So, you can just remove it and wait until it does have a package for your release, or you can go to the repository and look at what releases they do have.

So for the speedtest-cli I went to https://packagecloud.io/ookla/speedtest-cli/ and with a bit of clicking around I found that there was not a version for mantic, but there was one for jammy so I went ahead and gave that a try. So far there are no issues.

updating:

deb [signed-by=...] https://packagecloud.io/ookla/speedtest-cli/ubuntu/ mantic main

to

deb [signed-by=...] https://packagecloud.io/ookla/speedtest-cli/ubuntu/ jammy main

As a side note, using a previous version of a package is something you should do at your own risk. If you get a long list of missing dependencies or if the install fails, it's best to bail and wait for an updated version of the package.

updated error but repo is not in the sources.list?

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