Problems with package managers!!!

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Im new to Kubuntu and Linux.I have Installed on my kubuntu 8.10 Adept, Synaptic, and the Gnome Package manager.I used Adept to install all my software but righ now all 3 wont open.

Gnome Sudo error:
Failed to check for installed and available applications

This is a major failure of your software management system. Please check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'.

Synaptic error:

E: Type 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-mem...de4/ubuntudeb' is not known on line 55 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Adept error:

A Fatal Error Occurred
The application Adept (adept) crashed and caused the signal 6 (SIGABRT).
Please help us improve the software you use by filing a report at http://bugs.kde.org. Useful details include how to reproduce the error, documents that were loaded, etc

[Snowhog]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Post your /etc/apt/sources.list file for review. From the error reports, you have a malformed entry in it.

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Sorry to ask but how i do this??
I only been using Kubuntu or any lionux OS only for 3 days including today!!

[Nate]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Using Dolphin you can click on the Root folder, then the etc folder, then apt, then you'll see a file called sources.list.

You could also press Alt-F2 and type in:

kate /etc/apt/sources.list

That will open the sources.list file in the kate editor application, and you can copy/paste from there.

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Ok thaks:

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.1)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe

## 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
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse

## 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-src http://pr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates restricted main multiverse universe
http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-mem...kde4/ubuntudeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu intrepid main

[arochester]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Delete much of the last 2 lines and leave:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu intrepid main

Save. Close.

In a terminal input:

sudo apt-get update

then

sudo apt-get upgrade

Then go back to Synaptic...

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

I get this error when I try to save:

The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to /etc/apt/sources.list.

Check that you have write access to this file or that enough disk space is available.

[muzicman0]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Of course, to do that, you will need to open the file as root...I think you can do that by alt+f2 and typing:

kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

mm0

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Thats the way I'm doing it!!!

[arochester]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

If you use

kdesudo

you should be asked for the root password and thereafter you should be root....

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

It doest ask me for the password¡

[Snowhog]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Are you the user who installed Kubuntu? If you are, then you can access root privileges. If you are not the user who installed Kubuntu, then you won't be able to do this, or anything else, that requires root access.

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

Yes im the only one i use this computer and the opne who installed Kubuntu

[Snowhog]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

The following should work properly.

Press Alt+F2 keys (this opens the Run Command dialog).

Type:

kdesudo /usr/bin/kate /etc/apt/sources.list

You should be prompted for your password. Type it in. Kate should open with the /etc/apt/sources.list file for editing "as root" which is what you need.

Make the indicated changes, then click on File > Save > File > Close.

Then open a console (K Menu > Applications > System > Konsole) and type:

sudo apt-get update

If you did everthing correctly, you'll have the package cache updated without errors.

[El3m3nT(0)Z]

Re: Problems with package managers!!!

This is what Im doing but doenst ask me for the password.When I try to run adep It ask me for the ADM passwod but the it give me that error.But when I press alt+F2 it doesnt ask me and doent allow me to save.