Can I Do This to Keep My System Clean?

[vinnywright]

you can try ,,,,,,,,,,,open the file "/ext/lsb-release" with kate ,,,, change the line

DISTRIB_ID=neon

to

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu

save the file .

Now try the install of the package/repo .

VINNY

[oldgeek]

Where do I find this file? I type in the text with quotes under home and root and it cannot be found. I type it in without the quotes and the name disappears and nothing happens.

[Snowhog]

Steps:
1. Press Alt+F2
2. Type: kdesudo kate /etc/lsb-release
3. Type your password and press Enter

[oldgeek]

I did that and got...nothing.

[oldgeek]

UPDATE. I ran Kate again without the terminal and typed in etc instead of ext and this time it worked fine. I tried it on ucare and this time got no error messages and it finished what it hadn't done before. I then tried to add the repos for SMPlayer and that worked and the newest version was installed. So Vinny's solution was the correct one, although he meant etc when he typed ext. Thanks for the help, and now I can add repos. Happy New Year.

[vinnywright]

So Vinny's solution was the correct one, although he meant etc when he typed ext.

that would be correct ,,,my bad I shouldn't post when I am tired ,,,,,,,,,,however I am always tired ,

keep in mind the next time their is an update to lsb-release this will probably be reset

VINNY