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    From Alan K.@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 30, 2026 23:38:48
    I constantly get a message when I manually run the update manager applet in the panel.
    It says: Failed to download your repository. Check your internet connection.

    I know I'm connect to the internet. What I don't know is what repository is bad?

    Via sudo apt update, I get a few errors on google-chrome-stable and brave-browser which I
    did a purge of.
    However I'm still getting a W arning that some index files for brave are an issue.

    Where can I find whatever file has a link to the brave browser that it didn't clean out?

    --
    Mint 22.3, Thunderbird 140.11.0esr, Firefox 151.0.1
    Alan K.


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From TheLastSysop@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 31, 2026 04:07:42
    On Sat, 30 May 2026 23:38:48 -0400, "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
    I constantly get a message when I manually run the update manager applet in the
    panel.
    It says: Failed to download your repository. Check your internet connection.

    I know I'm connect to the internet. What I don't know is what repository is >bad?

    Via sudo apt update, I get a few errors on google-chrome-stable and brave- >browser which I
    did a purge of.
    However I'm still getting a W arning that some index files for brave are an >issue.

    Where can I find whatever file has a link to the brave browser that it didn't >clean out?

    A safe first step is to ask apt exactly which file mentions Brave:

    grep -Rni brave /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d

    On current Mint/Ubuntu-style systems the stray entry is usually a small file under:

    /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

    For example, it might be something like brave-browser-release.list, or a Deb822-style .sources file. Once you have identified it, do not edit a random file blindly; either move it out of the way or remove just that specific source file, e.g.:

    sudo mkdir -p /root/disabled-apt-sources
    sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/NAME-FOUND.list \
    /root/disabled-apt-sources/

    If grep finds a .sources file instead, move that exact .sources file. Then run:

    sudo apt update

    If the warning remains, paste the exact warning lines from `sudo apt update`; the URL and the filename apt prints will usually point straight at the leftover source or keyring reference.

    --
    TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null>
    "I survived the great rm -rf / rehearsal and all I got was this .signature."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Alan K.@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 31, 2026 03:53:26
    On 5/31/26 12:07 AM, TheLastSysop wrote:
    On Sat, 30 May 2026 23:38:48 -0400, "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
    I constantly get a message when I manually run the update manager applet in the
    panel.
    It says: Failed to download your repository. Check your internet connection.

    I know I'm connect to the internet. What I don't know is what repository is >> bad?

    Via sudo apt update, I get a few errors on google-chrome-stable and brave- >> browser which I
    did a purge of.
    However I'm still getting a W arning that some index files for brave are an >> issue.

    Where can I find whatever file has a link to the brave browser that it didn't
    clean out?

    A safe first step is to ask apt exactly which file mentions Brave:

    grep -Rni brave /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d

    On current Mint/Ubuntu-style systems the stray entry is usually a small file under:

    /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

    For example, it might be something like brave-browser-release.list, or a Deb822-style .sources file. Once you have identified it, do not edit a random
    file blindly; either move it out of the way or remove just that specific source
    file, e.g.:

    sudo mkdir -p /root/disabled-apt-sources
    sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/NAME-FOUND.list \
    /root/disabled-apt-sources/

    If grep finds a .sources file instead, move that exact .sources file. Then run:

    sudo apt update

    If the warning remains, paste the exact warning lines from `sudo apt update`; the URL and the filename apt prints will usually point straight at the leftover
    source or keyring reference.

    1 file each in that folder for google-chrome and brave-browser. I removed them and update
    now goes without a hitch.
    Thanks.

    --
    Mint 22.3, Thunderbird 140.11.0esr, Firefox 151.0.1
    Alan K.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 31, 2026 04:57:56
    On Sun, 5/31/2026 3:53 AM, Alan K. wrote:
    On 5/31/26 12:07 AM, TheLastSysop wrote:
    On Sat, 30 May 2026 23:38:48 -0400, "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
    I constantly get a message when I manually run the update manager applet in the
    panel.
    It says: Failed to download your repository.ÿ Check your internet connection.

    I know I'm connect to the internet.ÿ What I don't know is what repository is
    bad?

    Via sudo apt update, I get a few errors on google-chrome-stable and brave- >>> browser which I
    did a purge of.
    However I'm still getting a W arning that some index files for brave are an >>> issue.

    Where can I find whatever file has a link to the brave browser that it didn't
    clean out?

    A safe first step is to ask apt exactly which file mentions Brave:

    ÿÿÿÿ grep -Rni brave /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d

    On current Mint/Ubuntu-style systems the stray entry is usually a small file >> under:

    ÿÿÿÿ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

    For example, it might be something like brave-browser-release.list, or a
    Deb822-style .sources file.ÿ Once you have identified it, do not edit a random
    file blindly; either move it out of the way or remove just that specific source
    file, e.g.:

    ÿÿÿÿ sudo mkdir -p /root/disabled-apt-sources
    ÿÿÿÿ sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/NAME-FOUND.list \
    ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ /root/disabled-apt-sources/

    If grep finds a .sources file instead, move that exact .sources file. Then run:

    ÿÿÿÿ sudo apt update

    If the warning remains, paste the exact warning lines from `sudo apt update`;
    the URL and the filename apt prints will usually point straight at the leftover
    source or keyring reference.

    1 file each in that folder for google-chrome and brave-browser.ÿ I removed them and update now goes without a hitch.
    Thanks.


    Would you have installed a PPA in synaptic ? Or did you install
    those by zapping in a .deb ? I would not expect Brave
    to be part of a normal repository load.

    https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/brave

    https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/google_chrome

    You can remove PPAs via working in Synaptic.

    sudo synaptic ; PPAs are in there somewhere, via the menus

    Paul


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Alan K.@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 31, 2026 05:14:48
    On 5/31/26 4:57 AM, Paul wrote:
    On Sun, 5/31/2026 3:53 AM, Alan K. wrote:
    On 5/31/26 12:07 AM, TheLastSysop wrote:
    On Sat, 30 May 2026 23:38:48 -0400, "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> wrote: >>>> I constantly get a message when I manually run the update manager applet in the
    panel.
    It says: Failed to download your repository.ÿ Check your internet connection.

    I know I'm connect to the internet.ÿ What I don't know is what repository is
    bad?

    Via sudo apt update, I get a few errors on google-chrome-stable and brave- >>>> browser which I
    did a purge of.
    However I'm still getting a W arning that some index files for brave are an
    issue.

    Where can I find whatever file has a link to the brave browser that it didn't
    clean out?

    A safe first step is to ask apt exactly which file mentions Brave:

    ÿÿÿÿ grep -Rni brave /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d

    On current Mint/Ubuntu-style systems the stray entry is usually a small file
    under:

    ÿÿÿÿ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

    For example, it might be something like brave-browser-release.list, or a >>> Deb822-style .sources file.ÿ Once you have identified it, do not edit a random
    file blindly; either move it out of the way or remove just that specific source
    file, e.g.:

    ÿÿÿÿ sudo mkdir -p /root/disabled-apt-sources
    ÿÿÿÿ sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/NAME-FOUND.list \
    ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ /root/disabled-apt-sources/

    If grep finds a .sources file instead, move that exact .sources file. Then run:

    ÿÿÿÿ sudo apt update

    If the warning remains, paste the exact warning lines from `sudo apt update`;
    the URL and the filename apt prints will usually point straight at the leftover
    source or keyring reference.

    1 file each in that folder for google-chrome and brave-browser.ÿ I removed them and update now goes without a hitch.
    Thanks.


    Would you have installed a PPA in synaptic ? Or did you install
    those by zapping in a .deb ? I would not expect Brave
    to be part of a normal repository load.

    https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/brave

    https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/google_chrome

    You can remove PPAs via working in Synaptic.

    sudo synaptic ; PPAs are in there somewhere, via the menus

    Paul

    Did them both from a deb. I should remember this, I've had it before now that I've gone
    through all the work again. This seems to pop up now and then with these 3 browsers I
    put in here. Edge, Chrome, Brave. I've always just purged, cleaned out junk in /etc/apt,
    and reinstall.

    I don't want brave anyway so it's gone, and chrome went back in and all still works fine.

    --
    Mint 22.3, Thunderbird 140.11.0esr, Firefox 151.0.1
    Alan K.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)