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[Billtour]

The problem seems to be with wine. Here are the errors I get when trying to install updates:

Ign:7 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal InRelease
Err:8 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release
404 Not Found [IP: 199.232.38.217 443]
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release' does not have a Release file.

 

[PsychoHermit]

It would be helpful to know what version of Linux you are using, I would recommend editing your sources list and commenting out the wine repository, To give the details for doing that it would be necessary to know the version of Linux you are using.

There's a typo in the address, its ubuntu not ubunto.

Regards,
--glenn

 

[f33dm3bits]

The problem seems to be with wine. Here are the errors I get when trying to install updates:

Ign:7 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal InRelease
Err:8 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release
404 Not Found [IP: 199.232.38.217 443]
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release' does not have a Release file.

It would be helpful to know what version of Linux you are using

Focal is Ubuntu 20.04. Looking at that when I go to the page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto it gives me a 404 and when I go to the page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu it loads a correct page. So OP will probably have to change the line containing https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto to in their sources either through the GUI or through the command-line.

 

[PsychoHermit]

Open /etc/apt/sources.list in an editor

 sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

and comment out the line that reads

 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release

by putting an # at the beginning of the line. Then you should be able to do an update.

Regards,
--glenn

 

[kc1di]

if your using Ubuntu 20.04 I would disable the wineHQ entries and try again. Winehq repositories are notorious for causing problems. You should be able to disable them in software manager or as @PsychoHermit said in his post.

If it were me I'd install PlayonLinux and use that to install my wine programs. Good luck.

 

[KGIII]

To be clear, there's a spelling mistake, as it's Ubuntu and not Ubunto.

 

[Condobloke]

Clicking on that link produces a 404 not found error, now.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Folks, the waters are getting bit muddied here, with the last accurate advice being provided by Maarten at #3.

If the OP, @Billtour is not getting confused, I certainly am.

Glenn, if I am not mistaken, you are a Debian user, hence your understandable reference to

/etc/apt/sources.list

Under Ubuntu, the Wine references are more likely to be sequestered at

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/

It's been that way since at least the 18.04 series, if not earlier.

Bill (I hope your name is Bill, Bill, if it is Fred let us know) would be better served by adopting one of the following approaches:

1. Using a text editor with elevated privileges from the Terminal, such as Nano or Vim to edit the typo from the wine file references, ubunto to ubuntu, and trying again, or use sudo gedit to open the GUI text editor and do same, or
2. Use Synaptic Package Manager to remove the Wine references (under Settings - Repositories - Other) and start again with installing Wine access.

If it were me I'd install PlayonLinux and use that to install my wine programs.

Good call.

Also, a read of this article would not go astray.

https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu

It has been updated as recently as 14 August

Cheers

Chris Turner

 

[Billtour]

Open /etc/apt/sources.list in an editor

 sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

and comment out the line that reads

 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubunto focal Release

by putting an # at the beginning of the line. Then you should be able to do an update.

Regards,
--glenn

I did as you suggested and was able to update. Thanks much.
I have always gotten an email when someone has responded to an issue I've been having. Not so this time. So, I'm happy that I checked for one. Thanks

 

[Billtour]

Thanks for your help, everyone.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Good news, @Billtour

If you go to your first post and at the top right where it says Jump to and Unwatch just right of that are three dots, click that and edit thread, to include

[SOLVED]

at the beginning of your thread title, save changes and exit.

Cheers

Wiz