Where is a new repository for groovy?

[Ansley]

http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu groovy is GONE! Where is a repository I can now use? When will a new version of Ubunte Mate be available for PI 4 and how will I upgrade it, I've heard the upgrades don't work on the PI, is that true?

[goinglinux]

Welcome @Ansley, to the Ubuntu-MATE Community!
You can download the latest iso files for Raspberry PI including PI 4 here:

Choose a release | Download

You can find more information about the releases for the Pi here:

Raspberry Pi | Ubuntu MATE

Also, here is a community post on a successful upgrade that you might find useful:

Raspberry: do-release-upgrade to 18.04 LTS

Dear all. I’ve recognizd that the new version (at least of the origin version) 18.04 lts of Ubuntu mate is avaiblable. Because I’ve learned that it is no good idea to try to upgrade the Raspberry version of Ubuntu mate directly by do-release-upgrade I’ve investigated how to perform the upgrade safely. As I have found out it seems the only way of safely upgrading is to install the new version completely new. Because the version 16 is running smoothly now I don’t want to hazard this installation …

[Ansley]

I guess you didn't actually read my post very carefully! I have ubuntu mate 20.10, works fine, been using it for a while. However, not supported anymore and no package updates AT all. I pointed out the repository is GONE, and I'm looking for a new one or a way to upgrade past 20.10. I can't go back to 20.04, as it doesn't support USB booting from SSD (or at least it didn't...).

[guiverc]

Ubuntu 20.10 is EOL, which applies to Ubuntu-MATE 20.10 too.

When releases go EOL, many PPAs get erased; they aren't moved, but contents dropped. This can occur as a release goes EOL, or sometime afterwards (varies on how closely the EOL was noticed & on who does the removal).

To avoid the issue, you should upgrade from a release before it reaches EOL, as the only question after a release has reached EOL is when it'll disappear. There is no new repository for groovy as it's EOL.

[Ansley]

Yes, I know this, and pointed it out. However, there is NO upgrade! In the meantime, while I await an upgrade on Ubuntu-Mate, assuming there will be one? Hope it's not dead.... Was thinking there might be an alternative source for updates? It appears not, but the responses. Any idea on when an upgrade will be available for Ubuntu-Mate for Raspberry PI?

[guiverc]

Sorry, I have no experience with Ubuntu-MATE upgrades on a pi, as I've only re-written a new release on the memory card & re-created my setup on the newer system (my memory cards wouldn't have enough space to release-upgrade so I've never wanted to).

I only QA-test on (~dead i386 &) amd64 architectures.

[Norbert_X]

I think you have three options:

• leave things as they are, so continue to run 20.10 (now EOL)

  Remove problematic PPA by

  sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
  

  then retry package list update with

  sudo apt-get update
  

  Then use local old python versions by https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer .

• backup current system and then upgrade 20.10 to supported 21.04 using standard desktop procedure

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
  sudo reboot
  sudo do-release-upgrade
  

  Notes:

  1. I have tested this method on my RPi 4B without any issues.
  2. deadsnakes PPA does not provide packages for 21.04.

• backup current system and do a clean install of 20.04 LTS (focal) which is supported by deadsnakes PPA. Then enable USB boot on it.