Where is sources.list on Mint 18

[Jim]

On 12/17/19 1:11 AM, Thomas Tanghus wrote:
> On Tuesday, 17 December 2019 02.18 Jim wrote:
>> On 12/16/19 6:54 PM, Thomas Tanghus wrote:
>>> On Monday, 16 December 2019 23.09 Jim wrote:
>>>> /etc/apt/sources.list only contains one line referring to cdrom. Where
>>>> is the sources.list I need to edit located?
>>> Probably in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
>>
>> Your correct, that's the place, but there is a .list file for each of
>> the repositories. If I remember right, when I was using plain Ubuntu
>> they all were in one big file.
> 
> That's some years ago? I'm on Kubuntu and looking closer at /etc/apt/sources.list
> (it's been years since I did that) it does contain the standard repos. I thought
> they had changed it to having most in sources.list.d - my bad.
> 
>> I also discovered I should be using Software Sources to change these files.
> 
> It's a matter of taste I guess. But first in list asking DDG is:
> 
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/426423/sources-list-file-missing-on-a-linux-mint-18-3#426534
> 
>> This leads to another couple of questions. The ppa in question was for
>> Python 3.6. I disabled the old ppa do I have to uninstall Python 3.6
>> before using the new private ppa?
> 
> That will have to be a question from one of the gurus here :)
>   
>> Also I am wondering how to install the new private ppa as I need to log
>> in to get access to it.
> 
> Do you mean that the ppa is password protected? I actually didn't know you could do that.

Yes. The link I was sent takes me to a launchpad login screen. I'll have 
to take a closer look when I get time. Maybe I can download the .deb and 
install from it.

> Else than that DDG to the rescue again: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=linux+mint+install+ppa
> 
>> Above I should have said I received access to the new private ppa from him not a new .deb.
> 
> I gathered that was the case :)
> 
> 

Thanks for the links, will check them out when I get some free time.

Jim