How to remove a repository
from debian, ubuntu gui you can remove it:
You can easily remove software repositories from the "Ubuntu Software Center"
Open "Ubuntu Software Center"
- Edit Menu
--- Select "Software Sources...", enter your password
----- Select tab "Other Software"
From the "Other Software" tab you can add or remove repositories.
from debian, ubuntu terminal you can remove it:
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:<ppa to remove>
Or, edit the nano /etc/apt/sources.list
to find your ppa there, and remove from there manually (or automatically).
Or, remove the ppa file from nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d
in newer versions of Ubuntu.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/43345/how-to-remove-a-repository
Edited by peturbg