I've added many PPAs using the add-apt-repository command. Is there a simple way to remove these PPAs? I've checked in /etc/apt/sources.list for the appropriate deb lines but they aren't there.
This is on a server system so a command line solution would be great!
There are a number of options:
Use the --remove flag, similar to how the PPA was added:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:whatever/ppa
You can also remove PPAs by deleting the .list files from /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory.
As a safer alternative, you can install ppa-purge:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
And then remove the PPA, downgrading gracefully packages it provided to packages provided by official repositories:
sudo ppa-purge ppa:whatever/ppa
Note that this will uninstall packages provided by the PPA, but not those provided by the official repositories. If you want to remove them, you should tell it to apt:
sudo apt-get purge package_name
Last but not least, you can also disable or remove PPAs from the "Software Sources" section in Ubuntu Settings with a few clicks of your mouse (no terminal needed).
sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:repo_name/subdirectory
– MountainX
Jun 20 '13 at 23:55
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: --remove and add-apt-repository: error: no such option: -r
– virtualxtc
Apr 30 '14 at 21:54
--remove flag doesn't work. Specifically, remove the entry in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory
– user1816847
Aug 12 '14 at 05:35
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:whatever/ppa remove only repository or an app too? I don't want to downgrade, just to remove KDE backports-landing so I next time don't update beta KDE.
– Hrvoje T
Dec 12 '16 at 22:00
add-apt-repository does not uninstall the app, it only removes the repo so that future updates will not be retrieved/installed. (As with most commands, you can read the manual page by typing man <command>, in this case: man add-apt-repository.)
– ColdCold
Dec 22 '16 at 11:13
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ that no longer existed and so this error was coming up. I had to remove that (actually, replace it with an updated repo for ffmpeg that I needed) and then sudo apt-get update worked just fine.
– Joshua Pinter
Jun 23 '20 at 15:26
deb.nodesource.com_node%5f12.x_dists_bionic_main_binary-amd64_Packages, how do I translate this into a ppa:x/y?
– Michael
Oct 24 '20 at 21:42
Simply run apt-add-repository again with the --remove option to remove a PPA added via the command-line. For example:
sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
Then update with:
sudo apt-get update
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: --remove
– virtualxtc
Apr 30 '14 at 21:56
ppa-purge, which is what I ended up needing to use. This actually makes it more reliable than a Microsoft support page, because those often don't actually include the correct answer.
– Michael Scheper
Oct 12 '15 at 23:29
Alternately, as ppas are stored in /etc/apt/sources.list.d you can find the one you want to remove by entering:
ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d
Then when you have noted the name of that offending ppa (e.g. myppa.list), you can enter:
sudo rm -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/myppa.list
Take care with rm (hence why I have used the interactive switch so you can confirm your actions. Then run sudo apt-get update afterwards.
This method merely removes the ppa .list file; it does not remove any other files or sort out any other problems caused by the ppa; for that you could use ppa-purge after you have got your update ability back (I know you mentioned this in your question, but I am adding this point for future readers): see here for more information on ppa-purge.
Also take into account that if you previously added the key of the repo as trusted you should remove it:
# list the trusted keys
sudo apt-key list
# remove the key
sudo apt-key del KEY_ID
pub 2048R/5044912E 2010-02-11. In this case, to delete this key, the KEY_ID is 5044912E. See https://askubuntu.com/a/107189/108037. I mention this because apt-key del silently failed with OK when passed 2048R/5044912E as the key ID.
– jamesc
Jul 09 '18 at 11:01
pub. for example you see EB4C 1BFD 4F04 2F6D DDCC EC91 7721 F63B D38B 4796, in this case KEY_ID is D38B4796 so you do: sudo apt-key del D38B4796
– Emmanuel
Jan 29 '20 at 05:41
add-apt-repository --remove didn't do anything.
– Joshua Pinter
Jun 23 '20 at 15:27
You can use the
sudo ppa-purge ppa:repository-name/subdirectory
command in a terminal.
You will first need to install ppa-purge to use this command. To do so, use sudo apt-get install ppa-purge or click this button:
(source: hostmar.co)
Find out more about it here.
The answers to this question will help you.
You can manage PPAs in System > Administration > Software Sources or by removing files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/.
You can also use a package called ppa-purge.
And, as I commented on the question I linked to above,
There is a bug on Launchpad requesting a --remove argument for the add-apt-repository command. I've submitted a merge request to get the feature implemented, but it hasn't yet been accepted. Hopefully you'll have this feature soon though.
System Settings -> System -> Software & Updates -> Other Software
– knocte
Jun 10 '16 at 05:22
System > Administration > Software Sources via the command line? (I'm using Ubuntu via i3, so I don't have those menus handy).
– BenKoshy
Nov 09 '20 at 06:40
Software Updater -> Settings -> Other Software
– run_the_race
Jul 21 '22 at 18:24
Some people might prefer to add and remove repositories via a GUI. As of Ubuntu 10.10, this requires a bit of extra work. An explanation is available on the wiki. In order to try and have all answers for this question available in one place, I will try and summarize the important details here. Be sure to check the wiki (especially once a new version of Ubuntu is released) to ensure that this process is still valid.
First, you will want to re-enable 'Software Sources' in the System->Administration menu. Right click on the Applications/Places/System menu and click 'Edit Menus'.
This will open a window, scroll down and click on 'Administration'. Check the box next to 'Software Sources' and then click the 'Close' button.
Go to System->Administration and you should see 'Software Sources' in the menu.
In the window that opens, click on the 'Other Software' tab at the top.
You should see all of the repositories that you have added (including the PPAs added via add-apt-repository). You can temporarily disable a repository by unchecking the box next to it. To remove a repository permanently, highlight it and click on the 'Remove' button. When you are done, hit the 'Close' button.
As Marcel Stimberg noted earlier:
This will remove the PPA from the repository list but if the package is a newer version of one in the standard repos, you have to manually downgrade the package afterwards. ppa-purge (see other answer) does that for you.
Hopefully, this will help.
Since Ubuntu Maverick (10.10) add-apt-repository accepts a -r or --remove parameter which removes the PPA in the same way you installed it. :)
So:
Install: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:user/repository
Uninstall: sudo apt-add-repository -r ppa:user/repository
-r and --remove on apt-add-repository command. Thus I think you're using a modified or outdated version of apt-add-repository. This utility is provided by the python-software-properties package, maybe you're using a locked version of it. You can check its source code here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/software-properties/trusty/files Those removing options was introduced on revision 47, on late 2010. So they exist since 10.10 and never get changed, as you can see in the source.
– Paulo Freitas
Jul 31 '14 at 13:03
Run Ubuntu Software Center and from the menu choose "Software Sources" - there you can add/edit/remove repositories.
Run these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: --remove
– virtualxtc
Apr 30 '14 at 22:01
Depending if add-apt-repository was invoked with a full sources.list line or a ppa it appends the line to /etc/apt/sources.list or a new file in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory. If it's a ppa it will then import the ppa GPG key into apt's keyring
To reverse the actions done by add-apt-repository you can either manually remove the apt line or use a tool like "Software Sources" to do it and then remove the GPG key using apt-key like so:
"sudo apt-key list" to find out the id for the repository you want to remove and then
"sudo apt-key del id" where is looks like 7FAC5991. The id is the part after the "/" character.
Using add-apt-repository
Note: This solution does not remove/downgrade packages associated with the repository.
The add-apt-repository command has an option to remove a repository, which is specified with -r. You just need to know the PPA you want to send on its way. Use the command below:
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:REPOSITORY/HERE
... changing "PPA/HERE" to the PPA you are removing.
Source: HOW TO USE A LAUNCHPAD PPA (ADD, REMOVE, PURGE, DISABLE) IN UBUNTU
Using ppa-purge
Note: This solution will purge PPA, & downgrade all packages from it.
To install use:
sudo apt install ppa-purge
To use ppa-purge you'd do:
sudo ppa-purge ppa:REPOSITORY/HERE
... changing "REPOSITORY/HERE" to the repository you are removing.
Source: REMOVE OR PURGE PPA REPOSITORIES VIA COMMAND LINE [QUICK UBUNTU TIP]
Using Software&Updates
Note: This solution does not remove/downgrade packages associated with the repository.
Search "Software & Updates" (or software-properties-gtk) & launch it then choose tab -> "Other Software". To remove a repository, uncheck it, then click "Close", & lastly "Refresh".
If you are talking about the actual applications installed via a PPA, they will be listed just as any other application and you would uninstall it the same way. The PPAs (repositories) themselves will be listed under the 'Other Software' tab of the Settings->Repositories menu. They can be removed just like any other source.
You can use y-ppa-manager
Installation :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager
Use :
Open Y PPA Manager and select Manage PPAs
Select the PPA you want to remove and click the Remove button
You can manage your repositories in System > Administration > Software Sources
You can also remove them in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ where you'll find a <repo>-ppa-<distro>.list file You can remove that file or simply comment out the deb line
In Linux Mint there is no --remove or -r switch
on add-apt-repository. If you want to remove a repository, you'll have to do it manually. It's not hard:
List all installed repositories.
ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d
This lists, for example:
getdeb.list natecarlson-maven3-trusty.list official-package-repositories.list
Find the name of the repository you want to remove.
In my case I want to remove natecarlson-maven3-trusty.list.
Remove the repository.
sudo rm -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/natecarlson-maven3-trusty.list
List all the GPG keys.
apt-key list
This lists, for example:
/etc/apt/trusted.gpg
--------------------
pub 1024D/437D05B5 2004-09-12
uid Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
sub 2048g/79164387 2004-09-12
pub 1024D/FBB75451 2004-12-30
uid Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <cdimage@ubuntu.com>
pub 4096R/46D7E7CF 2009-05-15
uid GetDeb Archive Automatic Signing Key <archive@getdeb.net>
pub 1024R/3DD9F856 2011-04-15
uid Launchpad PPA for Nate Carlson
Find the key ID for the key you want to remove. The key ID is the part after the /.
In my case I want to remove the Nate Carlson key, so the ID is 3DD9F856.
Remove the key.
sudo apt-key del 3DD9F856
Update the package lists.
sudo apt-get update
Done!
There's a command, add-apt-repository -r.
But deleting the file and re-running sudo apt-get update is also fine.
add-apt-repository: error: no such option: -r
– virtualxtc
Apr 30 '14 at 22:02
Apart from the solution mentioned already: If you still have software installed from that repository, it is best to revert them to the original version supplied with ubuntu: the one from the ppa will not get (security and other) updates anymore. There is a tool that will do just that: ppa-purge https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ppa-purge
It depends. If you've installed a new application from a ppa, then you can uninstall it normally. However, if you've enabled a ppa to get a newer version of a program that you've alredy installed (Firefox 4,newer Xorg drivers,etc), then you need to use a program called ppa-purge.
Ppa-purge is available in the repositories for Maverick and newer. A backport is available for Lucid users. Just install it and then run
sudo ppa-purge ppa:repository-name/directory
The above command will disable the ppa from your software sources and then reinstall the official version of the upgraded application from the Ubuntu repository.
You can try those command below and it works very well for me to remove Linux kernel 3.5 (ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa).
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:<XXX>/<YYY>
OMG!Ubuntu! mentioned that this feature had been added to the 'Tweak' PPA.
Presumably once it's in universe, you'll be able to use it to remove itself :)
You can use Ubuntu-Tweak, which makes it very easy to edit ppa. You can delete the ppa's manually or when Ubuntu-Tweak know it just click a button.
Most simple way to delete all of your PPA'a is this:
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d && sudo rm -i *list*
It will first take you to the directory which contains sources.list.d and then rm (remove) basically all files with word list in their name.
add-apt-repository now accepts a --remove argument.
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/446216
I proposed adding a rm-apt-repository command as well:
https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~bryceharrington/software-properties/rm-apt-repository/+merge/25988
All these answers are fine, but to me the easiest way is still to remove them directly using rm -rf.
Imagine that apt update gives you the following error:
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php5-5.6/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden
Then you can fix it doing something like :
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/andrej*
sudo apt update afterwards is necessary?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 13 '18 at 02:52
Err:12 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/3.4 Release, the rm command is still the same?
– Dan D.
Oct 27 '22 at 08:18
Create this function (add it to wherever you store your functions) and then run with the appropriate ppa name:
rmppa()
{
sudo -- sh -c 'rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/"$1".list ; apt-get update'
}
rmppa snagglepuss
Add error checking (non-existent parameter, for example) if you desire...
You can go into directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d and delete the related entries eg.
(note that 2 entries exist for the same entry)
sudo trash yann1ck-ubuntu-onedrive-bullseye.listsudo trash yann1ck-ubuntu-onedrive-bullseye.list.save
ppa-purgeto work with multarch.) – Eliah Kagan Sep 01 '12 at 14:35sudo synaptic> Configuration > Repositories > PPAs > (select a PPA) > Delete (ot maybe "Remove", not sure of the right translation, I can only check the program options in another language). – Fran Sep 12 '18 at 07:32ls /etc/apt/sources.list{,.d/*}may show lists you missed, as Vladimir Ch pointed out – Pau Coma Ramirez Dec 05 '20 at 12:32