The repository http://ppa.launchpad.net/saltstack/salt/ubuntu does not have a Release file

[Rion Carter]

I'm brand new to Salt Stack and am having some trouble getting a salt master installed. I followed the directions listed for Ubuntu (https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/installation/ubuntu.html) then attempted to update my system (apt update && apt upgrade). It looks like Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't like the PPA since it does not have 'Release file'.

Is there a way to configure the PPA so I can update securely? In reading the 'apt-secure' manpage, I ran across this: "In the future APT will refuse to work with unauthenticated repositories by default until support for them is removed entirely."


Console output from apt update:
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rion@salt-master:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                            
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                             
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                          
Ign:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/saltstack/salt/ubuntu xenial InRelease   
Err:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/saltstack/salt/ubuntu xenial Release
  404  Not Found
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/saltstack/salt/ubuntu xenial Release' does not 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.

[Loren Gordon]

Hi Rion,

Try this link instead, https://repo.saltstack.com/#ubuntu. It is mentioned in the link you referenced, but it's easy to miss.

-Loren

[Rion Carter]

That did the trick, thanks!

Rion