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**claydoh** · May 29, 2007, 04:15 PM

Re: Can't edit correctly sources.list

Try 'kdesu kate' in place of 'sudo' as kate, This is a good thing to use for any gui app needing sudo privileges so you don't get these errors.

I am not a vi user, but if you want a konsole way of editing, try using nano, a terminal based text editor:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

there is a little bar at the bottom explaining the basic commands, the '^' denotes the crtl key, so ctrl-o saves, ctrl-x exits, etc.

Or try using Adept to manage repositories, it has a new spiffy interface for it now

**SheeEttin** · May 29, 2007, 05:07 PM

Re: Can't edit correctly sources.list

Copy-paste from another post earlier today. I felt it applied here as well:

kdesu is used for apps, while sudo is used for commands.

Even if you're running an app from a terminal, you MUST use kdesu. Using sudo for an app could actually do damage to your system (though how, I don't know).

**mchuskie** · May 29, 2007, 05:32 PM

Re: Can't edit correctly sources.list

Originally posted by SheeEttin

kdesu is used for apps, while sudo is used for commands.

IMHO, that's a rather artificial distinction. What Claydoh said is "better". ("Apps" don't have to have a GUI!)

**claydoh** · May 29, 2007, 05:42 PM

Re: Can't edit correctly sources.list

but SheeEttin's is easier to remember

**Detonate** · May 30, 2007, 06:48 AM

Re: Can't edit correctly sources.list

Also see this thread for how to remove all that extraneous Wacom stuff that appears every time you start an app from the command line.

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3083599.0

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