Zorin Software Update app broke because unsigned repository

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When I apt update, I get this error:


E: Failed to fetch http://deb.volian.org/volian/dists/scar/InRelease  Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: The repository 'http://deb.volian.org/volian scar InRelease' is no longer signed.
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.

How can I fix it?

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The github lists an interesting solution:

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Can/Should I remove the http://deb.volian.org/volian/dists/scar/InRelease repository?

EDIT: I commented out the/etc/apt/sources.list.d/volian-archive-scar-unstable.list repository, and that seemed to fix it, but I'm not sure what this repository is, or if it's important or not.

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Removing it or commenting it is fine, too. Volian provides Nala, an alternative package management for CLI to apt (not to be confused with APT) and is a repository that is only added by the user.
It did not come with your install.

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