package manager

[penguinluvr]

I was trying to enable the repositories to universe/multiverse and I think I deleted the code lines

The APT Database could not be opened! This may be caused by incorrect APT configuration or some similar problem. Try running apt-setup and apt-get update in terminal and see if it helps to resolve the problem.

How do I repair this problem?

[penguin.ch]

Re: package manager

The file in question is /etc/apt/sources.list which you assumedly have trashed ... you may post a (full) copy of this file to this forum to let us have a look and tell you how to restore it.

[Rog131]

Re: package manager

Or - make new sources.list:

Ubuntu sources.list generator
http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/

With this generator you can create your own custom sources.list from various available sources. It takes only two simple steps.

Note:
Did you use kate ? Kate makes backup file :
sources.list -> sources.list~

[penguinluvr]

Re: package manager

I can't even access the file.

shockdennis@shockdennis1:~$ sudo apt-get install java-package
E: Malformed line 18 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
shockdennis@shockdennis1:~$ ls /etc/apt/sources.list
/etc/apt/sources.list
shockdennis@shockdennis1:~$ cd /etc/apt/sources.list
bash: cd: /etc/apt/sources.list: Not a directory
shockdennis@shockdennis1:~$ ls /etc/apt/sources.list
/etc/apt/sources.list
shockdennis@shockdennis1:~$

Line 18 seems to be the one that needs repair but I can't access it on the console.

[lowey23]

Re: package manager

G'day, penguinluvr

Have a look at this link, it may help you.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

Cheers

Lowey

[Fenyx]

Re: package manager

penguinluvr:

You can't cd into /etc/apt/sources.list, because that sources.list is a file. you cd /etc/apt then access sources.list from there.

I suggest you follow that guide that lowey23 gave. it's one of the best guides around.

[penguinluvr]

Re: package manager

Thanks lowrey23. This looks like what I need to fix the problem. Thanks Jucardo for that cd tip. It explains the "command not found" that I got when I first tried it.

[penguinluvr]

Re: package manager

Sorry for the delay between posts. I'm trying to open a terminal and type in the first line using lowrey23 link below. Here's what I get:

root@shockdennis1:/home/shockdennis# cd /etc/apt
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# -l sources.list
bash: -l: command not found
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# sources.liost
bash: sources.liost: command not found
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# sources.list
bash: sources.list: command not found
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# sources
bash: sources: command not found
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# mv /etc/apt/sources.list/etc/apt/sources.list_backupkdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
mv: target `/etc/apt/sources.list' is not a directory
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# list
bash: list: command not found
root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt#

where do I go from here?
Thanks

[aysiu]

Re: package manager

Right now you have these two jammed together as one command:

root@shockdennis1:/etc/apt# mv /etc/apt/sources.list/etc/apt/sources.list_backupkdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list

They're actually two separate commands.

First this command:

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup

Then this command:

kdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list

By the way, you also lacked a space in there. Your best bet with terminal commands is always to copy and paste rather than retype.

Translation:
With administrative privileges (sudo) move (mv) the sources.list file in the /etc/apt directory to be a backup copy called sources.list_backup. After that, with root privileges (kdesu) graphically edit (kwrite) a new file called sources.list in the /etc/apt directory.

[penguinluvr]

Re: package manager

Thanks Aysiu,
Here is what I get when I enter the 2 lines:

shockdennis@shockdennis1:/etc/apt$ sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup
mv: cannot stat `/etc/apt/sources.list': No such file or directory
shockdennis@shockdennis1:/etc/apt$ kdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
kbuildsycoca running...
ScimInputContextPlugin()
~ScimInputContextPlugin()
shockdennis@shockdennis1:/etc/apt$



A window opens for kwrite and I open the file with the text but nothing happens. What now?

[lowey23]

Re: package manager

G'day penguinluvr

Do this :-

Open konsole

Type kdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list

Copy and paste the output.

This is what mine looks like.

Quote
####################################
### Official Ubuntu Repositories ###
####################################

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the network
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse

## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse

##BACKPORTS
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

##CANONICAL COMMERCIAL PACKAGES
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu edgy-commercial main

## PLF Primary repo
# deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/plf edgy-plf free non-free
# deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/plf edgy-plf free non-free

## PLF secondary repo. Use if primary repo is offline.
## FTP mirror from http://free.fr (french ISP)
# deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_...lf/ubuntu/plf/ edgy free non-free
# deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_...lf/ubuntu/plf/ edgy free non-free

## Amarok
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-latest edgy main

## KDE
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest edgy main

## OpenOffice
# deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2/ ./

## Skype
# deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Unquote

Copy and paste your output and we can see what is in your list which should make it easier for us to help you.

Cheers

Lowey

[aysiu]

Re: package manager

When the window opens for KWrite, paste the appropriate text in, save, and then close the window.

[penguinluvr]

Re: package manager

Here you are lowrey23:

hockdennis@shockdennis1:/etc/apt$ kdesu kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
kbuildsycoca running...
ScimInputContextPlugin()
~ScimInputContextPlugin()
shockdennis@shockdennis1:/etc/apt$

I can't access the code list.