I tried to install node.js via apt. The version was too old (Version 10 against version 16 LTS).
Then I used this
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x -o nodesource_setup.sh | sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
This too failed because it is an insecured ppa. Output of the above command.
Output
## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 16.x repo...
## Populating apt-get cache...
+ apt-get update
Hit:1 http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable InRelease
Hit:2 https://download.onlyoffice.com/repo/debian squeeze InRelease
Hit:3 https://repo.steampowered.com/steam stable InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:5 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable focal InRelease
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dupeguru/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Hit:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/slimbook/slimbook/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:11 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches focal InRelease
Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:14 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps focal InRelease
Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:16 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers focal InRelease
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu focal InRelease
Err:18 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable focal Release
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:19 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches focal Release
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:20 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps focal Release
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:21 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers focal Release
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/stable focal 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.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/patches focal 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.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/apps focal 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.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers focal 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.
Error executing command, exiting
Is there no other way to install node ?? I've installed packages from PPAs before but never had to do this before.
Is there really no reliable way to install node ? You'd think a language this huge would atleast keep the apt repository updated.
Also, additionally, now running sudo apt-update now gives the same errors as shown above.