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trying to install Kodi on new install of Zorin 10 lite

parker.hugh

Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:58:52 pm

Hi, trying to install Kodi on new install of Zorin 10 lite using following commands taken from http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_Kodi_for_Linux

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi

everything is ok but faced a problem at end of sudo apt-get update ....

Code:
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/universe Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
kodi@DELL-M5030-ZORIN:~$

I realise this is because there are two entries in the sources list one for vivid and one for xenial

I can see them both in the graphical "Software & Updates" other Software tab.

I don't think I need the entry for xenial as I understand zorin 10 lite is based on ubuntu vivid and all the other entries confirm this to be the case.

I tried to select the zenial entry in "Software & Updates" window but can't seem to be able to delete it. is it protected in some way, i.e. view only?

Is there another way through the terminal? I'm quite new to linux but can use the nano command in terminal

I tried following ....

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

but can't see the xenial in the list, is there another list ?

when I cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d I can see following .....

Code:
kodi@DELL-M5030-ZORIN:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ ls
elementary-os-ubuntu-stable-trusty.list
elementary-os-ubuntu-stable-trusty.list.save
google-chrome.list
google-chrome.list.save
team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-vivid.list
team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-vivid.list.save
team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list
yorba-ubuntu-ppa-vivid.list
yorba-ubuntu-ppa-vivid.list.save
zorin-os-ubuntu-packages-vivid.list
zorin-os-ubuntu-packages-vivid.list.save
kodi@DELL-M5030-ZORIN:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$


is it ok to just delete the following list....

Code:
team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list


I know this might be a silly question but I'm not confident to just go ahead and do it unless i know it is the correct way to do it and not cause any problems elsewhere.

this is my first install of zorin and so far it is going very well. very fast for just 2GB RAM on my old DELL Inspiron M5030 from 2010.

thanks in advance

Swarfendor437

Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:49:48 pm

I suspect that the update cannot be found because you are running vivid and that to install xenial might break it?

I should not worry too much about those packages being there - I have the same issue with Opera I installed as it is not one normally listed in Ubuntu ppa's as Opera is closed source.

I would stick with the old adage "Don't fix what ain't broke!". If your system is running ok in all other regards I would leave well alone! ;) :D

parker.hugh

Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:02:56 pm

Swarfendor437 wrote:I suspect that the update cannot be found because you are running vivid and that to install xenial might break it?

I should not worry too much about those packages being there - I have the same issue with Opera I installed as it is not one normally listed in Ubuntu ppa's as Opera is closed source.

I would stick with the old adage "Don't fix what ain't broke!". If your system is running ok in all other regards I would leave well alone! ;) :D

Thanks for reply to my post. I will follow your advice. System is running very well on my old laptop. so pleased about that.