Can't update... The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/fixnix/netspeed/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file.

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Hi,
it’s a few days I can’t neither check for updates with whonixcheck nor with the terminal.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

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Welcome to Whonix forums and thank you for your question!

That’s an issue with that third party repository. Contact the maintainer of that repository. Not a Whonix specific issue.

Can be sported as per Free Support for Whonix ™

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Hi Patrick.
Thank you for your very kind reply.

I’m not an expert, all I know is that from the terminal I just typed “sudo apt-get-update-plus dist-upgrade” and if there was an update, it was installed.
Unfortunately here I can’t type the real links but I get this:
Ign:2 h t t p ppa launchpad net / fixnix / netspeed / ubuntu focal InRelease
Err:4 h t t p ppa launchpad net / fixnix / netspeed / ubuntu focal Release
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Hit:5 h t t p s deb whonix org buster InRelease
Hit:1 tor+https: cdn aws deb debian org /debian-security buster/ updates InRelease
Hit:3 tor+https: cdn aws deb debian org/debian buster InRelease
Reading package lists…
E: The repository ‘http ppa launchpad net/fixnix/netspeed/ubuntu focal Release’ does not have a Release file.

What should I do?
Please help…
Thank you!!!

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Contact the owner of the link that is down.

Or remove that repository.

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Please forgive the noob question: can I edit some file to fix the problem?
What should I edit and what should I write as link?
Thank you.

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Either

sudoedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Or if that one is empty or non-existing, some file in the drop-in folder:

/etc/apt/sources.list.d

Documentation warns against foreign sources:
Install Additional Software Safely

A ppa is a foreign source.

Could as well as delete the VM and start with a new one. Because removing the repository fixes the apt error but doesn’t remove installed software which would then rotten since no longer updated.

You need basic linux knowledge. Whonix is a small linux distribution that cannot teach essential stuff such as this. See this page for better option to get help:

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Hi Patrick.
Thank you for your patience.
With your help, I’ve been able to fix my problem: I had a “strange” .list in ```
/etc/apt/sources.list.d

Thank you again!