Ubuntu: How do I clean up the Software Update cache?

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I had a couple *.iso disks in my CD/DVD drive recently. I had looked at the images, but did not install. Now, i have a software update prompt and when I go to install, I am asked to put the two iso's in the drive. If I cancel the request and try to continue with the updates, it fails to complete them.

My google efforts have failed to produce a solution to the problem. How do I clean this up so that I can get back to regular updates?

posted Jan 14, 2014 by Satish Mishra

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Probably fixable to becoming root and editing /etc/apt/sources.list to remove the local optical drive line entirely. Or you can put a # sign as the first character, which I believe does the same thing.

answer Jan 14, 2014 by Amit Parthsarthi

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