"sudo apt update" and all I get is (target content is configured multiple times), (the repository does not have a Release file), (404 not found)
Solution 1
The error/warning output of repository update command is related to your repository settings. The settings reside inside /etc/apt/sources.list.d/<file>
and /etc/apt/sources.list
.
First of all you should comment out all repositories located at cdrom since you really don't want to use packages out of your CD-ROM installation media...
The rest of errors is related to either unsecure connection (plain HTTP) or just the repository being dead (404, Release file). You should probably do the same as with the cdrom ones - comment them out.
Solution 2
The output is simply a warning that you have the same entry in the main sources.list file and in a special file named google-chrome.list. You can live with it or remove the file, as it is unneeded.
To do so, open a terminal and run
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
then run
sudo apt-get update
then run
sudo apt-get upgrade
Hope it's help you.
Solution 3
I had a similar issue, and here's the error that was been displayed multiple times
W: Target Packages (non-free/binary-amd64/Packages)
is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:51
and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list:4
I fixed it this way
Enter the command below in your terminal
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Comment out the line that is causing the issue.
Save your changes.
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Updated on June 14, 2022Comments
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ELTA about 2 years
this is my first time to install linux on my system, I think there is a lot of mess here and I feel helpless from too many errors I got when trying to update my system, when use terminal with this command:
sudo apt update
I got many errors specially from these 3 types:
- (target content is configured multiple times)
- (the repository does not have a Release file)
- (Err 404 not found)
knowing that I searched many topics and couldn't solve the problem with my system.
Here's the output I got after writing "sudo apt update"
Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release amd64 (20170412) zesty InRelease Err:2 cdrom://Ubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release amd64 (20170412) zesty Release Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs Ign:3 http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable InRelease Ign:4 http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org artful InRelease Ign:5 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Hit:6 http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable Release Ign:7 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:8 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:9 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease Hit:10 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release Ign:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease Hit:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful InRelease Ign:13 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:15 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease Err:16 http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org artful Release Connection failed [IP: 82.195.75.101 80] Ign:17 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease Err:18 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80] Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates InRelease [81.7 kB] Hit:20 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:21 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease Err:22 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] Hit:23 https://download.sublimetext.com apt/stable/ InRelease Err:24 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] Hit:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu zesty InRelease Err:26 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] Hit:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu artful InRelease Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-backports InRelease [72.2 kB] Hit:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/diesch/testing/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:31 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security InRelease [78.6 kB] Hit:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:34 http://ppa.launchpad.net/i2p-maintainers/i2p/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:35 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:36 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:37 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:38 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser-testing/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:39 http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:40 http://ppa.launchpad.net/numix/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:41 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:42 http://ppa.launchpad.net/peterlevi/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:43 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmjdebruijn/darktable-release/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:44 http://ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-releases/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:46 http://ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-releases/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:47 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:48 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:49 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/atom/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:50 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/atom/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:51 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:52 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:53 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu artful InRelease Hit:54 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu zesty InRelease Hit:55 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu artful InRelease Reading package lists... Done E: The repository 'cdrom://Ubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release amd64 (20170412) zesty Release' does not have 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://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org artful Release' does not have 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://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security Release' does not have 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://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty Release' does not have 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://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates Release' does not have 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://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports Release' does not have 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. W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_US) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Contents-deb (main/Contents-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Contents-deb (main/Contents-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_US) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Contents-deb (main/Contents-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3 W: Target Contents-deb (main/Contents-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome-stable.list:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:3
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ELTA about 6 yearsthanks my friend, but excuse me I'm still new with linux, how to comment out repositories located at cdrom
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Yuri about 6 yearsOpen and edit the repository settings files. Disable all repositories pointing to the
cdrom
by prepending a comment mark. The comment mark is#
as stated in the docs linux.die.net/man/5/sources.list. -
Hoppeduppeanut almost 4 yearsWhat makes you think that a 404 and missing Release files on a repo is caused by a VPN?