Fix : The repository ‘http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-backports Release’ no longer has a Release file.

Issue : When doing an apt update, we get the this error.
The repository ‘http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-backports Release’ no longer has a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can’t be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.

fix :

[bash] vi /etc/apt/sources.list replace all occurrences of archive.ubuntu.com to old-releases.ubuntu.com [/bash]
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Kj [/.] Sreekumar programs computers as a hobby and profession. Into programming from his school days, Sree uses Codemarvels to key in facts and fixes he finds interesting while working on different projects. Some of the articles here give away a few shades of his philosophical leanings too.

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