Query about problem with updating software

[Bret Busby]

On 4/8/22 1:45 am, Bret Busby wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I am running UbuntuMATE 20.10 on this computer.
> 
> In running the combined update.upgrade command, as shown below, whilst I 
> understand that no updates/upgrades are available for  the 20.10 OS 
> itself, provision is made for updating additional, non-Ubuntu repository 
> software, as shown below, but, the combined command will not update the 
> software; I have to use the GUI Software Updater application, instead, 
> to update the software packages that can be updated; for example, at 
> present, the Software Updater shows that an update is available for Pale 
> Moon, but, the combined update/upgrade command below, will not do it, 
> but,. I am confident that the Software Updater will do it, if I select 
> the "Update now" option.
> 
> Below, is the combined update/upgrade command, with the response.
> 
> "
> Thu Aug 04 01:28:12 bret at bret-MD34045-2521:~$sudo apt -y update && sudo 
> apt -y full-upgrade && sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube-dl && sudo 
> apt -y autoremove && sudo apt -y autoclean
> [sudo] password for bret:
> Hit:1 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
> 
> Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu groovy 
> InRelease [17.5 kB]
> Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu groovy InRelease
> 
> Ign:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-security InRelease
> 
> Ign:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy InRelease
> Err:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-security Release
>    404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.36 80]
> Ign:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-updates InRelease
> Get:8 
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stevenpusser/xUbuntu_20.04 
>   InRelease [1,560 B]
> Ign:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-backports InRelease
> Err:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy Release
>    404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.39 80]
> Ign:12 https://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb stable InRelease
> Hit:13 https://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb stable Release
> Err:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-updates Release
>    404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.39 80]
> Err:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-backports Release
>    404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.39 80]
> Hit:10 
> http://ixpeering.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all 
> InRelease
> Reading package lists... Done
> E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-security 
> 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.
> E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy 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.
> E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-updates 
> 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.
> E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-backports 
> 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.
> Thu Aug 04 01:28:43 bret at bret-MD34045-2521:~$
> "
> 
> The repository that includes the name "stevenpusser" in the path, is the 
> repository for Pale Moon.  The ubuntuzilla repository is for SeaMonkey, 
> and (of course) the vivaldi repository is for Vivaldi.
> 
> Now, the combined update/upgrade command, will not update these three 
> web browsers, but, the Software Updater will update them, as updates 
> become available.
> 
> The question is, why will the update/upgrade command, as it is, not 
> update those three packages, when the Software Updater GUI application, 
> will update them, when engaged to do it?
> 
> Thank you in anticipation.
> 

And, in the Software Updater, in showing that an update is available for 
Pale Moon, shows (Technical description -> Changes);

"
Changes for palemoon versions:
Installed version: 31.1.1-1.gtk2
Available version: 31.2.0-1.gtk2
This update does not come from a source that supports changelogs.
"

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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