[SOLVED] "Help Me!!" apt-get update error

Charri · 11-14-2018, 01:24 PM

I've been battling this for a while now. Any help would be much appreciated.

Code:

Hit:1 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                         
Ign:3 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease                                               
Hit:4 http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable InRelease                                          
Get:5 http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb InRelease                                            
Err:5 http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb InRelease                                            
  Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Hit:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                          
Hit:7 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                                       
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                
Hit:9 http://www.geogebra.net/linux stable InRelease                                                       
Hit:10 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release                                   
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu xenial InRelease                    
Hit:12 http://packages.elementary.io/appcenter xenial InRelease                                    
Hit:13 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x xenial InRelease                                       
Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/os-patches/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:15 https://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian stable-stretch InRelease
Hit:16 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/17.10/prod artful InRelease      
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial InRelease      
Fetched 38 B in 0s (42 B/s)                        
Reading package lists... Done
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/precise-getdeb/InRelease  Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

snowday · 11-15-2018, 10:34 AM

The error message is telling you that http://archive.getdeb.net website is down. (Try it yourself in your browser and see.)

You can ignore this harmless warning.

If there is software that you need from GetDeb, you'll have to find another source for it.

jeremy · 11-15-2018, 01:11 PM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.