Finally it worked now.....there was a gross error in the language of
instrumentation....
the line should look like
deb file:///media/Blend/repo/ hardy main restricted

regards
kailash

On 12/17/08, SATA <[email protected]> wrote:
>  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
>
> >
>

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