How to remove apt repository on ubuntu 18?

[Bo Berglund]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:59:54 +0200, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 13:40, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> As you can see there are two files which are connected to this:
>> nilarimogard-ubuntu-webupd8-bionic.list
>> nilarimogard-ubuntu-webupd8-bionic.list.save
>
>OK, I was going to reply and tell you to look in there, but I see you
>found them already. This is the "modern" way to add repos.
>
>> So what is the proper apt command to remove these such that apt understands it
>> correctly?
>
>I don't think there is one.
>
>What I do is make a "disabled" subdirectory in there and move them
>into that. But the minimal way to do it is just to delete the files.
>
>I move them so that if I make a mistake and remove the wrong file, I
>can just put it back.
>
>

Thanks,
then a follow-up:
Do I have to restart some service or the whole computer to make it "take"?


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Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden