Multiple failures in distribution 18.10

[Robert Pearson]

When I try
sudo apt-get update
I get the following errors:

Ign:16 https://dl.bintray.com/resin-io/debian stable InRelease
Err:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic Release
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]

and

E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic 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.
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'

My system is an AMD 64-bit processor.

When I try to report the bug I get the following errors:

E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic 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.
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'

which shows that the .css file has a bug.

When I try Software Updater it complains that my internet connect is faulty. The Ubuntu 18.10 drivers may be faulty, but the internet connection is good.

And of course there are the bugs in Ubuntu 18.04 and upstream kernel and 18.10 when trying to use large external drives. Plus the previously reported and ignored memory leak in Caja.

Plus the error with hyperspec:

Downloading the hyperspec from the Internet
--2018-12-03 15:28:10-- ftp://ftp.lispworks.com/pub/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec-7-0.tar.gz
           => ‘/root/tmp/HyperSpec-7-0.tar.gz’
Resolving ftp.lispworks.com (ftp.lispworks.com)... 92.243.11.64
Connecting to ftp.lispworks.com (ftp.lispworks.com)|92.243.11.64|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD (1) /pub/software_tools/reference ... done.
==> SIZE HyperSpec-7-0.tar.gz ... 2032830
==> PASV ... couldn't connect to 92.243.11.64 port 65193: No route to host
Unable to download and can't ask whether to try again.
dpkg: error processing package hyperspec (--configure):
 installed hyperspec package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Note the invalid http port number (65193)!

18.10 is not yet ready for prime time. 18.04 was but apparently is no longer supported. Many of these bugs are trivial and are easily fixed. Others show design flaws in Ubuntu that need to be addressed and are much harder to fix.

Plus hfsplus has stopped working for no known reason. I need it just long enough to get my data off the drive so I can reformat it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: linux-image-4.18.0-11-generic 4.18.0-11.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-11.12-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: robert 3060 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: robert 3060 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Mon Dec 3 15:12:47 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-30 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.2)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
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 linux-restricted-modules-4.18.0-11-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.18.0-11-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.175.1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2014
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dmi.bios.version: 1301
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[Juhani Numminen (jsonic)]

Regarding the first error that you mention:

Err:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic Release
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]

That is because that particular PPA (personal package archive) is not available for Ubuntu 18.10. The webupd8 team only releases it for some older Ubuntu versions. So please disable that software source.

The second message that you commented on is apparently due to Google Earth repository, and you can report it to Google. That looks safe to ignore anyway.

Let's see if that "check connection" message goes away when you disable the webupd8team indicator-kdeconnect PPA.

[Robert Pearson (rpearsonii)]

You tell me to "So please disable that software source". I am a Linux
newbie. How do I do that?

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 2:50 PM Juhani Numminen <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Regarding the first error that you mention:
>
> Err:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu
> cosmic Release
> 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
>
> That is because that particular PPA (personal package archive) is not
> available for Ubuntu 18.10. The webupd8 team only releases it for some
> older Ubuntu versions. So please disable that software source.
>
> The second message that you commented on is apparently due to Google
> Earth repository, and you can report it to Google. That looks safe to
> ignore anyway.
>
> Let's see if that "check connection" message goes away when you disable
> the webupd8team indicator-kdeconnect PPA.
>
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => New
>
> ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806479
>
> Title:
> Multiple failures in distrobution 18.10
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When I try
> sudo apt-get update
> I get the following errors:
>
> Ign:16 https://dl.bintray.com/resin-io/debian stable InRelease
>
> Err:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu
> cosmic Release
> 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
>
> and
>
> E: The repository '
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic
> 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.
> N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
> repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease'
> doesn't support architecture 'i386'
>
> My system is an AMD 64-bit processor.
>
> When I try to report the bug I get the following errors:
>
> E: The repository '
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic
> 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.
> N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
> repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease'
> doesn't support architecture 'i386'
>
> which shows that the .css file has a bug.
>
> When I try Software Updater it complains that my internet connect is
> faulty. The Ubuntu 18.10 drivers may be faulty, but the internet
> connection is good.
>
> And of course there are the bugs in Ubuntu 18.04 and upstream kernel
> and 18.10 when trying to use large external drives. Plus the
> previously reported and ignored memory leak in Caja.
>
> Plus the error with hyperspec:
>
> Downloading the hyperspec from the Internet
> --2018-12-03 15:28:10--
> ftp://ftp.lispworks.com/pub/sof...

[Robert Pearson (rpearsonii)]

Juhani Numminen,

You say "So please disable that software source.". I am a Linux newbie. How do I do that?
Robert Pearson

[Juhani Numminen (jsonic)]

The procedure is something like this:

Open the Control center and from there, open the "Software & Updates" window.

Then click on the second tab "Other software". On the list, uncheck the checkbox to the left of the source that you are going to disable, in this case "http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic main".

Juhani Numminen

[Robert Pearson (rpearsonii)]

Juhani Numminen

Thank you for the explanation. I still think it would be much easier to fix
the incorrect URL in the superspec package since that error is causing the
problem with the 18.10 distro. (Assuming anyone is actually interested in
fixing the distro. Currently no one is assigned to fix the URL.) (And why
is Ubuntu using code from a company which sells Lisp development tools in
the distro?)

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 4:50 PM Juhani Numminen <email address hidden>
wrote:

> The procedure is something like this:
>
> Open the Control center and from there, open the "Software & Updates"
> window.
>
> Then click on the second tab "Other software". On the list, uncheck the
> checkbox to the left of the source that you are going to disable, in
> this case "http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-
> kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic main".
>
> Juhani Numminen
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806479
>
> Title:
> Multiple failures in distrobution 18.10
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When I try
> sudo apt-get update
> I get the following errors:
>
> Ign:16 https://dl.bintray.com/resin-io/debian stable InRelease
>
> Err:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu
> cosmic Release
> 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
>
> and
>
> E: The repository '
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic
> 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.
> N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
> repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease'
> doesn't support architecture 'i386'
>
> My system is an AMD 64-bit processor.
>
> When I try to report the bug I get the following errors:
>
> E: The repository '
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect/ubuntu cosmic
> 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.
> N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
> repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable InRelease'
> doesn't support architecture 'i386'
>
> which shows that the .css file has a bug.
>
> When I try Software Updater it complains that my internet connect is
> faulty. The Ubuntu 18.10 drivers may be faulty, but the internet
> connection is good.
>
> And of course there are the bugs in Ubuntu 18.04 and upstream kernel
> and 18.10 when trying to use large external drives. Plus the
> previously reported and ignored memory leak in Caja.
>
> Plus the error with hyperspec:
>
> Downloading the hyperspec from the Internet
> --2018-12-03 15:28:10--
> ftp://ftp.lispworks.com/pub/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec-7-0.tar.gz
> => ‘/root/tmp/HyperSpec-7-0.tar.gz’
> R...

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