Kailash, browse your locally mounted repo and see what is there inside [/media/Blend/repo/]*dist* directory. and put the name in place of ultimate.
deb file:///media/Blend/repo/ *ultimate* main restricted <-- replace ultimate It must solve your problem. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Kailash Budhathoki <[email protected] > wrote: > > It didn't work either. > Here's the output when i tried to update..... > > kail...@kailash-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update > E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist) > Regards > kailash "Crusher" > > On 12/17/08, manish modi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kailash give the link to the *.deb file in the sources.list > > i.e. deb file:///media/Blend/ultimate-repo/ubuntu/pool/ > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Kailash Budhathoki < > [email protected] > >> wrote: > > > >> > >> not working even though i used Hardy instead of ultimate. same problem > >> dai. > >> > >> On 12/17/08, Kailash Budhathoki <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > This is what i got while installing gimp....(i don't have it right > now) > >> > kail...@kailash-desktop:/$ sudo apt-get install gimp > >> > Reading package lists... Done > >> > Building dependency tree > >> > Reading state information... Done > >> > Package gimp is not available, but is referred to by another package. > >> > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > >> > is only available from another source > >> > However the following packages replace it: > >> > gimp-data > >> > E: Package gimp has no installation candidate > >> > > >> > If the line that i added i.e, deb > >> > file:///media/Blend/ultimate-repo/ubuntu ultimate main restricted is > >> > correct then i think i got u. > >> > Now i m thinking of using ubuntu rather than ultimate. Thank u. > >> > > >> > warm regards > >> > Kailash Buki > >> > > >> > On 12/16/08, Kailash Budhathoki <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Is it > >> >> deb file:///media/Blend/ultimate-repo/ubuntu ultimate main restricted > >> >> in my case then? > >> >> I m bit confused. > >> >> > >> >> On 12/16/08, Shishir Jha <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> milenani ta bhai, there is more that needs to be done in the > >> sources.list > >> >>> deb line. > >> >>> The format of the deb line, its like this > >> >>> > >> >>> deb file:///pathtoyouriso/ubuntu/ distroname main restricted > >> >>> > >> >>> And also I doubt that you can upgrade using an ultimate DVD as it is > a > >> >>> live > >> >>> DVD which means that it used a squashfs image as opposed to the .deb > >> >>> files > >> >>> pool that you need to upgrade Ubuntu. To upgrade you need the > >> >>> alternate > >> >>> version of the CD/DVD. > >> >>> > >> >>> Hope it answers your questions. > >> >>> Cheers > >> >>> > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Kailash Budhathoki > >> >>> <[email protected] > >> >>>> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> i forgot to mention one thing that i added the line after deleting > >> >>>> all > >> >>>> other stuffs in the sources.list file. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On 12/16/08, Kailash Budhathoki <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > I tried to upgrade my ultimate edition to 2.0 from the iso image > >> >>>> > for > >> >>>> > which i did these; > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > 1) Mounted the iso image to some folder (say > >> >>>> > /media/Blend/ultimate-repo) > >> >>>> > 2) sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list > >> >>>> > then i added a line deb file:///media/Blend/ultimate-repo > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > Unfortunately when i tried to update, i got this > >> >>>> > kail...@kailash-desktop:/media/Blend$ sudo apt-get update > >> >>>> > E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist) > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > what is wrong with the line that i added? > >> >>>> > Need help!!! pls > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > Crusher > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Shishir Jha > >> >>> EPC 1970,GPO 8975, > >> >>> KTM,NEPAL > >> >>> > >> >>> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > With Regards > > Manish Modi > > Pulchowk Campus,IOE > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > -- With Regards, Suraj Sapkota सुरज सापकोटा --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
