Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list (All Sorted - Thanks)

[leadwt]

>

Hi.

I was attempting to download a app. which involved command line input. The install failed due to 'deb' not being recognised. I'm not worried about that but now I cannot access Adept or Synaptic to upgrade etc.

The error messages I got are attached (I hope).

I've tried editing the file but cannot access it and 'apt-get' apt-update' are not recognised either.

Any ideas please on this?

Thanks

Paul.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

I dare say that your (seemingly adapted) version of /etc/apt/sources.list contains a bug of sorts (e.g. a typo). Post it and we'll know

[leadwt]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

Hi.

I'm on a learning curve and found and used 'cat' to display this file (wonderful thing the internet 'search' feature feeling 'chuffed'!!

The file is below:

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

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

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt dapper main”
homer@homer-desktop:/etc/apt$



Note the reaction to 'edit':

homer@homer-desktop:/etc/apt$ sudo edit sources.list
Warning: unknown mime-type for "sources.list" -- using "application/*"
Error: no "edit" mailcap rules found for type "application/*"
homer@homer-desktop:/etc/apt$

Thanks

Paul.

Since doing the above I have found that I can access the list through 'KATE' although I've not tried to do anything with it!

[penguin.ch]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

Remove both double quotes from the last line, then "save and retry"

[leadwt]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

Great!

That is working fine.

Can you say why the last line had the " in it as I know I did not type them in (I think )

Thanks.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

Can you say why the last line had the " in it as I know I did not type them in (I think )

The process adding this (non-standard) line of code has gone some way too far, I'd say

[leadwt]

Re: Update failure re list/etc/apt/sources.list

Ok - Thanks VM.

Paul.