How do I remove some invalid repos in Cydia?

[cashonly]

In Cydia, I tried to install some repos which don't exist. Now I keep getting error messages that mention them. And they don't show up in the sources list.

How can I remove all traces of them?

[iYeow]

How to remove bad URL
Cydia repo errors, garanteed to fix and never come back, I find this easier.
SSH Method

Step 1. Open your SSH Client. (WinSCP for PC, Cyberduck for Mac)
-1a. Enter your I.P address in the 'hosts' box. Your I.P address can be found by Opening SBSettings.
-1b. Enter your Username and Password. The default username and password is : 'root' and 'alpine' (Changing root password is HIGHLY recommended.)

Step 2. You are now inside the iPhone and can see all of the directories. Navigate to '/private/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
-2a. Open it, and Delete all files that come up as a error on Cydia.
-2b. Open Cydia.list for editing You will see lines that look like : deb http://i.danstaface.net/deb/ for example.
-2c. Remove the line that has the offending repo URL.

Step 3. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 4. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list/partial and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 5. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/cydia and Open the metadata.plist for editing using a .plist editing program
-5a. Search for the corrupted repo, and Delete all instances of it. It may appear More than once in the metadata.plist file.
-5b. Save the file.
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iFile Method

Step 1. Navigate to '/private/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
-1a. Open it, and delete all files that come up as a error on Cydia.
-1b. Open Cydia.list for editing You will see lines that look like : deb http:/************* for example.
-1c. Remove the line that has the offending repo URL.

Step 2. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 3. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list/partial and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 4. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/cydia and Open the metadata.plist
-4a. Search for the corrupted repo, and Delete all instances of it. It may appear More than once in the metadata.plist file.
-4b. Save the file.

Open up Cydia and see whether the problem still persists. If everything was done correctly, the corrupted repo should be gone

[blkcadi]

There is only one way to get rid of them for ever, because even if you uninstall them they will return every time you add a new repo.

Download the meta plist editor here Plist Editor - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

SSH into your device, go to private/var/lib/cydia
Drag the metadata.plist to your desktop.
Open it with the file you downloaded,
edit out all bad repos, save and then drag back in. Re-spring and there gone forever.
Always make a backup just in case.

Haha, you beat me yeow, lolz

[iYeow]

Haha, Cut and Paste ..LMAO

[blkcadi]

Your learning quick Edwin, nice job. lolz

[Xenthis]

Wow, I was just looking for this and I realized how many times this question has been answered. Someone needs to create a bad source remover...

[area51crypto]

How to remove bad URL
Cydia repo errors, garanteed to fix and never come back, I find this easier.
SSH Method

Step 1. Open your SSH Client. (WinSCP for PC, Cyberduck for Mac)
-1a. Enter your I.P address in the 'hosts' box. Your I.P address can be found by Opening SBSettings.
-1b. Enter your Username and Password. The default username and password is : 'root' and 'alpine' (Changing root password is HIGHLY recommended.)

Step 2. You are now inside the iPhone and can see all of the directories. Navigate to '/private/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
-2a. Open it, and Delete all files that come up as a error on Cydia.
-2b. Open Cydia.list for editing You will see lines that look like : deb http://i.danstaface.net/deb/ for example.
-2c. Remove the line that has the offending repo URL.

Step 3. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 4. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list/partial and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 5. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/cydia and Open the metadata.plist for editing using a .plist editing program
-5a. Search for the corrupted repo, and Delete all instances of it. It may appear More than once in the metadata.plist file.
-5b. Save the file.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
iFile Method

Step 1. Navigate to '/private/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
-1a. Open it, and delete all files that come up as a error on Cydia.
-1b. Open Cydia.list for editing You will see lines that look like : deb http:/************* for example.
-1c. Remove the line that has the offending repo URL.

Step 2. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 3. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/apt/list/partial and Delete all files that contain the corrupted repo in the name.

Step 4. Navigate to : /private/var/lib/cydia and Open the metadata.plist
-4a. Search for the corrupted repo, and Delete all instances of it. It may appear More than once in the metadata.plist file.
-4b. Save the file.

Open up Cydia and see whether the problem still persists. If everything was done correctly, the corrupted repo should be gone

Well I tried this and could not get it to work.

What I did do to resolve the problem was to purchase Diskaid, I think it was like $9.99 and well worth it. I also downloaded Notepad ++ which is free.

I used diskaid to get to the '/private/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
and copied cydia.list to my computer and used notepad ++ to open the file and deleted the bad repos then copied file from pc to iPhone and it stated that there was a file already with that name do I want to replace it and I chose yes.

Once that was done I rebooted the phone and all is well. Well for now we will see when I add a new repo.

[iYeow]

Winscp will do the job as Diskaid and is free

[Xenthis]

Winscp will do the job as Diskaid and is free

iFunBox will decode all plst files for you!
And it is extremely fast and also free.

[Zokunei]

Wow, I was just looking for this and I realized how many times this question has been answered. Someone needs to create a bad source remover...

It's called Cyfix

[area51crypto]

It's called Cyfix

Never could get Cyfix to work.

Type in bad http:// and Cyfix replies with Running, but does nothing.

[Zokunei]

Hm. It works for me on 4.1 and 4.2.1. Have you tried cyfix -l (L, not i)? I don't think you put in the http://, only stuff from the list that shows up after cyfix -l