Trying to Install on Linux Mint 18.3 "Sylvia"

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I realize that installing the Lambda Stack on Linux Mint is not technically supported. But as Mint 18.3 is based on Ubuntu 16.04, and 16.04 is Lambda Stack-compatible, I was hoping it would work. I’m getting an error on the sudo apt update part of the install:
E: The repository 'http://archive.lambdalabs.com/ubuntu sylvia Release' does not have a Release file.

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 used configuration details.

If this simply means I can’t install the Lambda stack on Linux Mint, I understand. But if there’s a quick fix, that’d be terrific. Thanks for your time!

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So the problem is that we don’t have support for “sylvia”. You could try modifying your /etc/apt/sources.list to have the following line:

deb http://archive.lambdalabs.com/ubuntu/ xenial main

Then type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y lambda-stack-cuda

The simple issue is that we don’t have the sylvia code word in our repository.

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In Linux Mint 19.1 code name Tessa you can use Update Manager.

Open Update Manager → Edit → Software Sources → Additional repositories →

Find Lambdalabs and Lambdalabs (sources)

Edit/Rename the entry ‘tessa’ into ‘bionic’

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Hey @jansenicus does Lambda Stack work with Linux mint when you do that?