[10:36] <foxtrack> "E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/aheck/ppa/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file.
[10:36] <foxtrack> "
[10:38] <foxtrack> What's this error?
[10:40] <guiverc> foxtrack, PPA's are 3rd party software sources, checks to see they are maintained, trustworthy & suitable for your machine are all on you, that PPA was abandoned long ago (10.04) so why did you add it?  a decade of non-support should have been a clue not to add it
[10:41] <guiverc> https://launchpad.net/~aheck/+archive/ubuntu/ppa  (note last upload was 2010-Jan-23)
[10:43] <foxtrack> cant add.
[10:44] <guiverc> the PPA should be removed ; https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Removing_.26_Disabling_Repositories
[10:47] <foxtrack> so should i go into /etc/apt/sources and delete the entry?
[10:48] <guiverc> I would... it'll do you no good as it doesn't support focal/20.04, and anything in it will be so old it'll be of no use (and potential security-nightmare) so yep. I'd delete the entry
[10:49] <foxtrack> the gui removal of ppa is telling me "failed to download repository information"
[10:56] <foxtrack> could this perhaps be related to backports?
[11:01] <guiverc> foxtrack, sorry I do checks before adding PPAs, so can't recall if there are pitfalls post-addition of bad ppa. I'd likely remove manually via editor (or use "#" at start of line to comment it out in case of mistake)
[11:09] <foxtrack> is there anyway I can go back through with the .iso and repair?
[11:16] <guiverc> the error is only a single line in a text file that needs repair. As I stated last comment, I'd just manually remove/comment-it-out myself with editor, but I'd hope the link I provided would allow you to uncheck ppa to de-activate it.
[11:17] <guiverc> PPAs are usually stored (esp. if added via command/gui tool) in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ where it should be easy to locate & correct/edit
[12:13] <foxtrack> fresh install.
[12:13] <foxtrack> though now ive got several partitions that arent being used and have little information of value inside them.
[12:14] <foxtrack> thanks for the help though, @guiverc