I added the following repository by using this command:
"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/testing"
I now want to remove this repository from my software sources but do not know which command to use to accomplish this?
Can anyone please assist?
I added the following repository by using this command:
"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/testing"
I now want to remove this repository from my software sources but do not know which command to use to accomplish this?
Can anyone please assist?
First remove/downgrade any packages you installed with said PPA.
Then post the output of:
so we can tell you which ones to remove.Code:ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
here is the information you asked for. Thank you for replying:
jacques@jacques-Viao:~$ ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
diesch-testing-precise.list
jacques@jacques-Viao:~$
Run this command:
then run:Code:sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/diesch-testing-precise.list
and you should be free of said PPA.Code:sudo apt-get update
EDIT: ignore that, this way is much better (I should really be up to date with the times!):
Code:sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:diesch/testing
Last edited by MG&TL; June 1st, 2012 at 09:01 PM.
The command worked and the ppa was removed. This file is now no longer to be found under "etc/apt/sources.list.d". There is however now a new file in its place called "diesch-testing-precise.list.save"?
Does not bother me at all, but I was just wondering why that is so?
As long as the ppa is removed, which it is, I am happy.
Thank you very much for your help. I appreciate it.
There's a GUI available that makes this pretty easy. It's called Software Sources and can either be pulled up on its own or through Software Centre, Update Manager and Synaptic.
Hi Paqman. thank you for this info. Will have a look. I missed this Gui in Unity. Have a nice day.
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