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**podunk** · Nov 19, 2006, 02:57 PM

Re: Package Manager Error

One of your problems is that system commands need to be precedded with the command

"sudo"
which is short for super user do. So instead of
apt-get update
you would need to type
sudo apt-get update

But that's only one of your problems, and likely not the main one. I would guess that there is an error of some sort in your /etc/apt/sources.list file somewhere.

Try this

Code:

kate /etc/apt/sources.list

This will open your sources.list file. Copy this and paste it here for folks to look over.

**PapaDocta** · Nov 20, 2006, 04:57 AM

Re: Package Manager Error

Originally posted by podunk

One of your problems is that system commands need to be precedded with the command

"sudo"
which is short for super user do. So instead of
apt-get update
you would need to type
sudo apt-get update

But that's only one of your problems, and likely not the main one. I would guess that there is an error of some sort in your /etc/apt/sources.list file somewhere.

Try this

Code:

kate /etc/apt/sources.list

This will open your sources.list file. Copy this and paste it here for folks to look over.

i have the same problem and i tried the command below but it came back with an error... so i went to apt directory and searched for the file sources.list and there is not one... could someone please post the sources.list file?
thanks

**yrjo** · Nov 20, 2006, 05:25 AM

Re: Package Manager Error

#Comment automatix part out:
####################################
### Official Ubuntu Repositories ###
####################################

# Dapper Final Release Repository
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse

# Dapper Security Updates
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security multiverse

# Dapper Bugfix Updates
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates multiverse

# Dapper Backports (new software versions, provided by the Ubuntu Backports Project)
#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main

#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports restricted
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports universe
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports universe

#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports multiverse
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports multiverse

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main

##############################
### Automatix Repositories ###
##############################

deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt kubuntu main

## created by automatixrepo2

**Antexter** · Nov 20, 2006, 07:19 AM

Re: Package Manager Error

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz dapper main
deb http://media.blutkind.org/xgl/ dapper main
deb http://compiz-mirror.lupine.me.uk/ dapper main
deb http://ubuntu.compiz.net/ dapper main
wget http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz/quinn.key.asc -O - | sudo apt-key add -
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe

**Antexter** · Nov 22, 2006, 12:12 PM

Re: Package Manager Error

can anyone help me fix the problem?

**podunk** · Nov 23, 2006, 07:35 AM

Re: Package Manager Error

Looking over your list I notice you have a weget for a key to a compiz repository. I'm pretty sure the whole compiz forked over to a thing called beryl and those keys are no longer valid. I would comment out or delete that line.

Also, I gave up on the compiz thing. It's basically beta software undergoing heavy development.

I'm an Alpha user, I haven't reached the beta stage yet. :-D Alpha user and Beta software leads to many reset ups.

Open your sources.list in kate as super user:

Code:

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

You will see lines that look like this

# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe

The "deb http" is the internet address of a software repository.

The
#
tells apt to ignore this line. So delete the # at the front of the deb lines.

I would add a # to the front of the weget line.

Save your file.

I always use aptitude rather than apt-get. It resolves dependencies better - plus it stores what you install in the package manager which makes it *much* easier to uninstall later on.

To use aptitude instead of apt-get just type aptitude whenever you see apt-get
Then from the Konsole

Code:

sudo aptitude update

**Antexter** · Nov 23, 2006, 11:49 AM

Re: Package Manager Error

Cheers works fine now.

Thanks.