# CUDA is impeding Ubuntu Software update

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-is-impeding-ubuntu-software-update/285365>\
**Category:** CUDA Setup and Installation\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-is-impeding-ubuntu-software-update/285365 "2024-03-08T08:59:17Z")\
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On Ubuntu 20.04, when I run

`sudo apt-get update`

I get

> Get:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local InRelease  
> Ign:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local InRelease  
> Get:2 file:/var/nv-tensorrt-local-repo-ubuntu2004-8.6.1-cuda-12.0 InRelease [1,572 B]  
> Get:3 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local Release  
> Err:3 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local Release  
> File not found - /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local/Release (2: No such file or directory)  
> Get:2 file:/var/nv-tensorrt-local-repo-ubuntu2004-8.6.1-cuda-12.0 InRelease [1,572 B]  
> Hit:4 [Index of /ubuntu](http://mirror.il.kamatera.com/ubuntu) focal InRelease  
> Hit:5 [Index of /ubuntu](http://mirror.il.kamatera.com/ubuntu) focal-updates InRelease  
> Hit:6 [Index of /ubuntu](http://mirror.il.kamatera.com/ubuntu) focal-backports InRelease  
> Hit:7 [Index of /ubuntu](http://mirror.il.kamatera.com/ubuntu) focal-security InRelease  
> Hit:8 [Index of /repos/edge/](https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge) stable InRelease  
> Hit:9 [http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu](http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu) focal InRelease  
> Reading package lists… Done  
> E: The repository ‘file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-12-0-local Release’ no longer has 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.

Also when running suftware updater

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/original/4X/5/6/b/56b8270e5a859043f018d577dc56ffa0da160047.png)

Thanks!

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-is-impeding-ubuntu-software-update/285365/2 "2024-04-15T09:55:18Z")

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Any ideas?

Do I need to scrap my computer and reinstall?

Thanks in advance