Re: Access to PPA's
Gary L. Roach wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Some of my most useful software is only available through Ubuntu PPA's . I
> can no longer access PPA's since Debian changed their security policies.
> When trying to access a PPA I get the following:
>
> The repository
> 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/elmer-csc-ubuntu/elmer-csc-ppa/ubuntu hirsute
> 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.
>
>
> The man page alludes to a couple of different ways to bypass the system but
> really sketchy about how to apply them. There is at least a half dozen files
> that could be involved. Further, there is a note that basically says that
> all of the methods will be discontinued in the future. This would
> essentially preclude the use of Ubuntu PPA's. The example given is for an
> elmer-csc package which is one of the most powerful opensource MultiPhysics
> analysis packages available.
>
> Could someone show me how to bypass this security lock.
The obvious way is to change over to Ubuntu.
https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
there's a bunch of useful advice there.
-dsr-
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