[SOLVED] Can't Remove apt Repository on Mint 17

wingman358 · 06-28-2015, 02:30 PM

Hi all,

I can't seem to remove a repository from apt that I added earlier today:

Code:

~ $ sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:moorkai/cinnamon 

Usage: add-apt-repository [options] repository

add-apt-repository: error: no such option: -r
~ $ sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:moorkai/cinnamon 

Usage: add-apt-repository [options] repository

add-apt-repository: error: no such option: --remove

I'm on Mint 17 x64.

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-28-2015, 02:41 PM

Just remove it manually:

Code:

# rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/<name of repository>

It will probably be called "moorkai.list" or something (I don't use Mint)...

EDIT: Actually, it may be added directly to /etc/apt/sources.list -- look for these lines and comment them out (put a "#" symbol, without the quotation marks, at the start of the line):

Code:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/moorkai/cinnamon/ubuntu utopic main 
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/moorkai/cinnamon/ubuntu utopic main

Make sure you use `apt-get update` after changing your sources.

wingman358 · 06-28-2015, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

Just remove it manually:

Code:

# rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/<name of repository>

It will probably be called "moorkai.list" or something (I don't use Mint)...

Perfect! That did it. Thanks!

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-28-2015, 03:04 PM

Excellent!

You're welcome