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Graeme T.1's avatar
Graeme T.1
Collaborator | Level 9
2 years ago

Ubuntu linux repository failure

I'm updating Dropbox through apt on Ubuntu 22.04, and run my usual command for updating all my packages.

This time, I received the following error message:

 

E: The repository 'http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco Release' no longer has 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.

 

Obviously I'm not running Ubuntu disco (19.04) any more, but jammy (22.04). Manually deleting the line in my /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list did stop the error occurring, but trying to add the sources line

deb https://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu jammy main

gives a similar error: 

 

E: The repository 'https://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu jammy 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.

 

Will removing the line completely cause an issue with updating Dropbox for new versions?

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  • czchen's avatar
    czchen
    2 years ago

    It works now, but I am not sure why. The following are steps:

     

    * The original not-working configuration are URL: https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, suite: sid.

    * I change URL to https://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu, and suite to disco, and run `apt update` to test if the problem is in debian repository only. It works.

    * I change URL to https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, and suite to bookworm, and run `apt update` to test if the problem is in sid suite only. It works.

    * I rollback all configuration (URL: https://linux.dropbox.com/debian, suite: sid), and run `apt update`. It works.

     

    I guess maybe some broken configuration is fixed when running `apt update` with new configuration.

     

     

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey Graeme T.1, sorry to hear about this.

     

    Can you please clarify if you tried updating the app by downloading and installing the latest version from this page?

     

    If you did and still get an error or you notice an issue with the desktop app not working, please let us know.

     

    Thanks!

    • Graeme T.1's avatar
      Graeme T.1
      Collaborator | Level 9
      2 years ago

      I installed it using the download from the website, which added the entry to the sources list. It's been continually updated (automatically) without needing this line

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Hey Graeme T.1, thanks for the update here and sorry for the delay in our response. 

         

        May we reach out to you via email, so we can investigate further?

  • demosnio's avatar
    demosnio
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Today, april 28, I have had the same error.
    Changing disco for jammy worked for me.

     

    Ubuntu 22.04.2

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