Can't access synaptic package manager :(

[Guest]

Hi guys,

I'm on Kubuntu 8.04 and an issue came up recently when I tried to look for something to install. When I opened up Synaptic, I got this error:

"E: Type 'https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntudeb' is not known on line 56 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."

Any help is appreciated. If I'm missing information that is needed to accurately show what is going on, please let me know. Thanks!

[Rog131]

Re: Can't access synaptic package manager

It seems (as the error message is telling) that the line 56 of the /etc/apt/sources.list is malformed.

#1 Backup your sources.list:

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

#2 Edit your sources.list:
Alt + F2 and type kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

I think that the line 56 should be:

deb [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org/[/url] hardy free non-free

not:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntudeb

If this doesn't help - add you sources.list as attach (Additional Options).

[Guest]

Re: Can't access synaptic package manager

Thanks, rog!