Can't install update or upgrade apps- please help

[olgarosh]

I get this error when I try to install update or upgrade anything in terminal.

[E: Malformed line 61 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.]

How do I fix it?

[claydoh]

open the file mentioned: /etc/apt/sources.list musing a text editor
and post here what is on line 61



It should be easy to fix, but note that to edit the file when we know what to cjange, you will have to run the text editor with admin privileges - kdesudo kate will do t het

[olgarosh]

this is line 61 :
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu trusty

I uninstalled open office to try to switch back to libreoffice. I don't know if that has anything to do with it

[oshunluvr]

Looks to me like there's no trusty repo there. If you're not using openoffice any longer, just remark out (put a # in front of...) all the lines referring to openoffice and save.

p.s. Clay - your spell check broken? Not sure how "cjange" applies, but I will enjoy "musing" my text editor... lol

[claydoh]

p.s. Clay - your spell check broken? Not sure how "cjange" applies, but I will enjoy "musing" my text editor... lol

Could be, it's happened rarely, in the past, but I usually catch it. Probably my eyes, I think bifocals are in my future.


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[olgarosh]

Thanks a bunch. I've done that and was finally able to update all my apps. I even managed to re-install LibreOffice.
Now I'm having problems with skype. I did

 sudo apt-get autoremove skype

I downloaded the precise version 4.3.0.37-1 and opened it with a package installer. Gone through all the prompts. When I try to open it, it crashes before opening at all. What can I do to reslove this?

[oshunluvr]

"autoremove" only works on packages that exist on your system that no longer have dependencies. Use "remove" or "purge".

I'm confused on what you're asking here. You typed "autoremove" but then ask why it crashes? Are you trying to use it or get rid of it??

[oshunluvr]

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/...n-ubuntu-1404/

[olgarosh]

I had an older version of skype that also didn't work so I thought if I get rid of it and install a newer one it will work?

[olgarosh]

I just followed the steps here http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/...n-ubuntu-1404/
I have the same issue. II can see it in my apps on start. Not in Muon, and when I click it it starts with the little pulsing blue S and then disappears. I never even get to the log in page