Comments on: Removing apt repository in ubuntu karmic koala

By: i-chat

i-chat — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:12 +0000

to be honnest, remove-apt-repository is a large bit easier, specially of you write a lot of howto’s.

there is only one ‘flaw’ in this script to my opion, like the autor explained they wrote it as to the syntax sudo remove-apt-repository host/folder witch is stupid and inconsistend to the command that adds the repo being: add-apt-repostitory ppa:host/folder

so even it that ppa: is useless for the remove script it should still have been added just for consistency..

the better script would have;

1: call some functions
2: read what the user says to remove: ” ppa:host/folder ”
3: strip the ppa: part as it is completely useless
4: continue doing what its allready doing..

By: Thijs

Thijs — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:31:08 +0000

You can use synaptic to remove repositories in settings->repositories. Or am I missing something?

By: Srini

Srini — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:33:25 +0000

remove-apt-repository ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
unsuccessful removing – ppa launchpad repository not present or wrong syntax

By: tim

tim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:03:31 +0000

fixed. thanks!

By: ingalex

ingalex — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:27:34 +0000

Hello! I am the author of the script and the webmaster of the site http://www.sourceslist.eu. You should make a small correction to your article.
The correct syntax to remove the repository is “sudo remove-apt-repository gmpc-trunk/mpd-trunk” and not “sudo remove-apt-repository ppa:gmpc-trunk/mpd-trunk.
However on my site are totally alone, every collaboration is always welcome. Bye Ingalex