Workaround: install packages for an older release

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Can't find boot-repair package for the newest version of Ubuntu

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After upgrading Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, grub failed to load Ubuntu and threw the error symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found. I followed the solution offered in the Bug Report but this failed for me, throwing the error failed to get canonical path of /cow.

Now, I'm trying to install Boot-Repair to fix this problem on a live pen-drive, using these commands.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && (boot-repair &)

But after adding and updating the repositories, it shows ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair 404 Not Found error.

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

Is this problem solvable or is there an alternative PPA for Boot-Repair?

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answered 2 Years ago lintical · Accepted Answer

Update: The PPA currently offers updated packages for 14.04 and above.

Workaround: install packages for an older release

It showed a 404 not found error because the PPA was not updated for the newer release (trusty). To install boot-repair in Ubuntu 14.04, run the below commands on terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair

codename="$(lsb_release -cs)"

sudo sh -c "sed -i 's/$codename/saucy/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yannubuntu-boot-repair-$codename.list"

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && (boot-repair &)

Now use the recommended repair option to repair your grub and restart after boot-repair finished repairing.