What follows is a message recently sent to the Ubuntu-hams mailing list.
I know there are some people on this list who use the Ubuntu-hams PPA, and we're trying to reach as many people as we can about this change. Steve AI4QR
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QST QST QST. ACTION IS REQUIRED BY YOU if you use the ubuntu-hams PPA software archive! . . .
In order to comply with Launchpad's recently improved PPA security policy[0] we have removed the ubuntu-hams PPA and replaced it with a new PPA owned by a new Launchpad team "ubuntu-hams-updates": https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams-updates/+archive/ppa This will allow us to properly control uploads to the PPA, and therefore much stronger protection from malware interference[1].
Our open access "ubuntu-hams" team will continue to exist at: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams and will continue to host our mailing list, but will no longer host a PPA software archive.
You do not need to join the new "ubuntu-hams-updates" team (in fact you cannot do so), but you must now remove the old defunct PPA and add the new PPA to your system software sources[2]. To do so, paste these commands into a terminal window:
sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-hams-ppa-* # type your password when prompted
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-hams-updates/ppa # press ENTER when prompted
sudo apt-get update # wait for the "$" prompt to reappear
The orange Update Manager icon will likely now appear in your icon bar at upper right; use it to install the latest updates from the new PPA and the main Ubuntu archive.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions about the new ubuntu-hams-updates PPA, or the migration process, do not hesitate to ask.
73 de KA6MAL es AI4QR
-Kamal Mostafa KA6MAL -Steve Conklin AI4QR
[0] Launchpad has mandated that large teams like ~ubuntu-hams (226 members and growing) should better control who can upload and modify their PPA software archives.
[1] We have never experienced any malware interference with our ubuntu-hams PPA; this is a preventative measure.
[2] If you don't update your software sources, no harm will occur... your existing ubuntu-hams packages will remain installed on your system, but you won't get any further updates to those packages.