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This is what I tried:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
..........something something.........  
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W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I then tried

$ sudo apt-get install apt-fast

but it says:

Reading package lists... Done       
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done  
E: Unable to locate package apt-fast
terdon
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hacklegend
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2 Answers2

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add it as you did before and then :

open system settings-> software updates-> other software

look for the ppa that was added. Click it and then select edit. Change the distribution from trusty to saucy. Exit and open a terminal.

sudo apt-get update

and then

sudo apt-get install apt-fast

user124241
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The PPA manager hasn't uploaded any packages for Trusty yet (as evidenced by the two "Failed to fetch" errors). Therefore, apt can't find apt-fast because the package isn't available yet.

You might want to contact the PPA maintainer and ask him to upload a version for Trusty.

I've made a version for Trusty, which you can use from my PPA.

saiarcot895
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