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How to remove PPA's , or stop them updating - bitsnpcs - 01-30-2017
Hello,
Use Menu>All>Install Drivers>Other Software tab, follow from there on the below lists.
Alternatively if you had been experimenting a lot 8) , or wanted practice in the terminal (like I did) -
type or copy/paste
Code:
software-properties-gtkthis will open a gui for you. (the one available in the menu for installing drivers)
To Remove an offending PPA
1/ click the tab named "Other Software"
2/ scroll down until you find the offending PPA
3/ click on its name, so it becomes highlighted
4/ click remove
5/ click close
6/ enter your password when prompted
This will remove the PPA.
To prevent a PPA Updating
(for whatever purposes, or security reasoning)
1/ click the tab named "Other Software"
2/ scroll down until you find the offending PPA, click on the tick, to remove it, next to the PPA you want
to prevent updating
3/ click close
4/ enter your password when prompted
The sources will update/rebuild.
Notes
Do not remove or untick Linux Lite, anything you are unsure about, or anything you do not wish to stop updating, otherwise you will not receive useful, or required updates.
If the PPA name is not remembered , as they can seem unrelated to the software, you can search those in the list using a search engine to discover which is the correct one.
If having difficulty determining from a search another option is to post a screenshot of the gui, along with the name of the PPA contents (eg software name), that you want to remove and the community may know which one it is.
Tested today in Linux Lite 3.2, checked for updates, no problems, rebooted checked again for updates no problems.
Hope you find it useful
Re: How to remove PPA's , or stop them updating - LL-user - 01-31-2017
As addition to bitsnpcs' nice manual:
4 Easy ways to Remove/Delete PPAs Completely on Ubuntu and its Derivatives