[xubuntu-users] Error running Software Updater

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On 02/10/17 04:28, John R. Sowden wrote:
> getting an error running software updater.  cannot download 
> repositories, the 'software is up to date'
>
> ran synaptic pkg mgr, ubuntu in search box, ran 'reload package 
> information', got 'could not download all repository indexes' and the 
> following text:
>
> Failed to fetch 
> http://archive/getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/xenial-getdeb/InRelease Could 
> not resolve 'archive 'Some index files failed to download. They have 
> been ignored, or old ones used instead.
>
> trying to update purebasic.
>
> john
>
>
>
Perhaps contact getdeb - if I try to get to that url I end up at some 
really random twitter page ...

In the meantime disable it and then you should be able to update the 
rest properly.

Ref your later comment - you won't 'lose' lts status - it doesn't work 
like that.