[SOLVED] Help needed: Synaptic Package Manage locked-up

[DERG]

I'm working in Kubuntu jaunty but I'm sure this problem is not alpha related & would be with any platform. I was trying to add a 3rd party software source to Synaptic Package Manage that failed so I simply closed the program but appearently was saved somehow. Now when I open the Synaptic Package Manage it gives me the following error;

E: Type 'http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...4_180.29.html' is not known on line 42 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.

When I close the error the Synaptic Package Manage closes, too.
I'm a newbie but understand it wants me to go to the root directory & change or delete line 42.
Using the terminal I get this;

root@kgeorge-desktop:~# /etc/apt/sources.list
-bash: /etc/apt/sources.list: Permission denied

How do change permissions? As the owner, why would it lock me out?
Could someone step me through this process?

[soonchica]

Re: Help needed: Synaptic Package Manage locked-up

kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

should open sources.list as root in Kate and give you ability to delete the line with http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...64_180.29.html

Good luck

[DERG]

Re: Help needed: Synaptic Package Manage locked-up

Yes, back to normal!!! Mark this post as solved.
Thanks, soonchica!

[soonchica]

Re: Help needed: Synaptic Package Manage locked-up

Glad to be of help So many users posting here helped me, it's only polite to return the favour.

Just one thing, [Solved] marking is your job as a topic starter. Just go to your first post and in the upper right corner there's a button 'modify' click on it and modify the title.