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I am trying to switch from Ubuntu to Windows, but when I use the sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 command, I get this:

error message

cocomac
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Iannis Asandulese
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    Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You have not mentioned which version of Ubuntu you are using. It looks like, from the error messages, that you are using Ubuntu 23.04. This version has reached the end of standard support and is off-topic here. If you are using a supported version of Ubuntu, then update your question with the Ubuntu version and how adding this PPA will help you moving from Ubuntu to Windows. – user68186 Mar 21 '24 at 16:46
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    I think you are trying to use a deprecated ppa in order to install woeusb. See this link. An alternative is to use mkusb, which can also create a Windows installer USB system, and it is easier to install (than woeusb). – sudodus Mar 21 '24 at 17:00

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Always Verify PPA Information

When in doubt about any PPA, not just WebUpd8, it's always best to visit the official Launchpad Website for the PPA, and every reputable PPA has one of the form https://launchpad.net/{PPA Name} where PPA name will resemble the repository added in your apt.sources files. In short it's everything in the entry minus ppa. In WebUp8's case, it's WebUpd8 PPA Website.

Long Form For Illustration: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/ubuntu/webupd8.

Once there for any repository,

  1. Click Technical Details about this PPA
  2. Use the handy dropdown box titled Choose Your Ubuntu Version as a quick check. I've posted WebUp8's below:

Available PPA Versions

As you can see from the cropped screenshot, version 23.04 isn't supported by this PPA, whether or not the version is EOL or not is now moot.

Verification Example Two

Just as a quick exercise, I Googled for woeusb and should the OP choose to follow whatever tutorial etc. was being used there is a PPA that supports Lunar (23.04). See Tomtomtom's WoeUSB PPA.

Long Form: https://launchpad.net/~tomtomtom/+archive/ubuntu/woeusb

which shows:

WoeUSB Ubuntu Versions]

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