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Failed to install PlayOnLinux

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I want to install "PlayOnLinux" on Ubuntu 18.04. I opened Software and Updates→Other Software→Add. Then I typed

deb http ://deb.playonlinux.com/ubuntu bionic main

but it shows some errors:

Error message details:

E:The repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu ubuntu Release' does not have a Release file., 

W:Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default., 

W:See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details., 

W:An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. 

  GPG error: http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release: 

     The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1397BC53640DB551 Google Inc. (Linux Packages Signing Authority) <[email protected]>, 

E:The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/sssup/sssup-ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file., 

W:Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default., 

W:See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details., 

E:The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.

the following are all my repositories:

How do I solve these errors?

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answered 3 Years ago tionpromoti · Accepted Answer

Although PlayOnLinux is already available in official repositories of Ubuntu which can be installed using:

sudo apt install playonlinux

But if you still want to install from PlayOnLinux's repository, here is what I observed.

After looking at the repository information for bionic availabe on official site, it looks like you added wrong repository (with extra "ubuntu"). Modify the repository you've added using "Edit" button after clicking on repository in Software and Updates→Other Software.

After that remove "ubuntu" from "URI" so that it looks like:

Now open a terminal and run:

sudo apt update

If you get an error like:

Err:1 http://deb.playonlinux.com bionic InRelease                              

  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY <some key value>

Add that key using:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys <key value>

Then try sudo apt update again.

Update April 13, 2019:

It seems you've issues with multiple repositories. We'll correct them one by one.

For https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu ubuntu Release:

It seems this repository information is wrong. Look at the entry number 6 and 7 in your first screenshot. Repositories don't include version number, i.e. "18.04 LTS" but rather their respective codenames, i.e. "bionic". So, it's better to delete those entries. Also, according to your question you are using bionic but in your first screenshot it seems you've added repository information of cosmic. So, it's better to edit them and replace "cosmic" with "bionic". Otherwise, dependency issues might take place.

For GPG error: http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release:

This was a temporary issue which occurred in all Linux systems as reported on Ask Ubuntu here. This issue was from Google's side and is now fixed.

For http://ppa.launchpad.net/sssup/sssup-ppa/ubuntu bionic Release:

This repository was last updated for Natty (11.04) way back in February 2011. So, it's better to delete it. It's 11^th entry in first screenshot.

For http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release:

This repository was last updated for Xenial (11.04) way back in 2017. So, it's better to delete it. Precisely it's on 10^th place in Screenshot 2.

Tips:

I see there are many repositories unchecked. So I assume you don't use them. Try to delete all useless repositories so that less error happens and your other software tab become less cluttered.

If you ever encounter errors like release file not found, try to investigate on your own. After all learning is fun :). Just copy the URL before any whitespace and paste it in browser, for example, http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu and try to find your distribution under dists folder (if present). If your distro is not present, there is some error in repository information.