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Software updater isn't working, saying it can't download repository information.

I've switched the download site to Main Server from a Canadian academic site.

Please explain like I'm five.

Boxes tell me this:

The information about available software is out-of-date

To install software and updates from newly added or changed sources, you have to reload the information about available software.

Updating cache: Failed to download repository information:

Details:

W:The repository 'http://deb.bitmask.net/debian xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
W:Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
W:See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E:Failed to fetch http://deb.bitmask.net/debian/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found
E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

In terminal, apt-secure & apt-secure manpage give command not found.

I haven't been able to do Software Update for two days. Yikes, I need patches re: Spectre and co.!

Zanna
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Jose DeObscurante
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  • What you've posted indicates a problem with some third party repository. It doesn't look either main or Canadian, and may be it's a good idea to remove it. What is the output of sudo apt-get upddate? – mikewhatever Jan 05 '18 at 18:01

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You should restore the default repositories since deb.bitmask.net doesn't seem to be a public repository. I get 403 Forbidden errors when I try to download.

There are instructions at How do I restore the default repositories?

Phillip Remaker
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