/etc/apt/sources.list.d issue

[David James]

"vim  /etc/apt/sources.list.d"

try

"vim /etc/apt/sources.list"

- David

On 05/06/12 17:02, Josh McFarlane wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> A ppa can be removed simply through the Ubuntu Software Centre. Once 
> you have the *Software Center* open *Software Sources* from the *edit* 
> menu. Click on the edit tab. Now you can click on a software source 
> and remove it by clicking /Remove/ or simply /uncheck/ it if you want 
> to just disable it. No need to go editing config files.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Josh.
>
> On Jun 5, 2012 5:16 PM, "john_cullen at purencool.com 
> <mailto:john_cullen at purencool.com>" <john_cullen at purencool.com 
> <mailto:john_cullen at purencool.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     I have some ppa that are getting a 404 failed to get. I don't need
>     them at all but
>     when I update the are starting to annoy me.  I have found them in
>     the file path below
>     sudo vim  /etc/apt/sources.list.d but I cant remove them from the
>     file. It asks me to do the following
>
>     "
>     ============================================================================
>     " Netrw Directory Listing                                       
>     (netrw v143)
>     "   /etc/apt/sources.list.d
>     "   Sorted by      name
>     "   Sort sequence:
>     [\/]$,\<core\%(\.\d\+\)\=\>,\.h$,\.c$,\.cpp$,\~\=\*$,*,\.o$,\.obj$,\.info$,\.swp$,\.bak$,\~$
>     "   Quick Help: <F1>:help  -:go up dir  D:delete  R:rename 
>     s:sort-by  x:exec
>     "
>     ============================================================================
>
>
>      I am not confident enough to go further without knowing what is
>     going on. My question is what is going and is this the right way
>     to get rid of
>     a ppa?
>
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