Failure to Install on Lubuntu 17.04

[Kyle Muret]

Hello, I attempted to install gqrx following the directions on http://gqrx.dk/download/install-ubuntu, which has resulted in an series of errors when I attempt to update:

E: The repository 'http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty Release' does no longer have a Release file.

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

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

E: The repository 'http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates Release' does no longer have a Release file.

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

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

E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security Release' does no longer have a Release file.

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

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

E: The repository 'http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports Release' does no longer have a Release file.

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

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

The searching I've done so far, indicates that this is due to an older version of the PPA. Can anybody help me A) get gqrx installed and B) fix my PPAs?

Thanks!

Kyle

[Alexandru Csete]

The repositories that give you error have nothing to do with our PPA.
Ubuntu 17.04 went end of life on January 13 and will not receive any
more updates. You need to upgrade to 17.10 or install a long-term
support version.

Alex

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[Kyle Muret]

I see. I'm away from that machine, so I'll have to try it later.

Thanks for the help! I'm a bit of a linux noob, if you couldn't tell. I guess this was a red herring.

Thanks again,

Kyle

[Robin Gape]

Kyle,

we all start somewhere! For production—getting the job done, rather than exploring new software tech—use, a user is generally best off with an LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu, since these are supported for 5 years from release (main desktop & server) or generally 3 years for variants such as Lubuntu. The current Ubuntu LTS is 16.04, with 18.04 due for release late in April 2018.

If you want to see what is coming down the track, then the intermediate versions, such as 17.04 and 17.10 can be both fun and useful. But if an intermediate release is installed, then one must be aware that the support cycle is only 9 months from release.

If you want to play with new versions of Ubuntu as well as using an LTS version, then dual booting may be worth investigating. The use of VMs (virtual machines, a simulation of a computer, whose virtual machine is hosted on top of a real OS, running on real hardware) may not be as useful for SDR and similar activities, since the guest OS is not running on top of the real hardware, but rather a generic approximation.

Good luck, 73,

Robin, G8DQX