There may have been some confusion,I replied,with the bug number in the subject box,from a different email address. I've attached the sources list from that email to this one. The "gedit" command worked,but I've made a note of "gksudo gedit" in case I need it again. Thanks
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Jon Charge" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 1:05 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Bug 349604] Re: update manager could not initialize package info > I need to make a correction. Not "sudo gedit" but "gksudo gedit". > Apologies. > > Jon > > -- > update manager could not initialize package info > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349604 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “update-manager” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Dell mini-9 shipped with ubuntu 8.04.on 16th March 09 > repositories all come back with "404 error-page not found"whenever > updating is attempted by any method. > Added canonical repositories with different syntax(from ubuntu 8.04 > release notes) in an attempt to fix the problem. > Got an error message saying "An unresolvable problem occurred while > initializing the package information" and asking me to report the bug > against update manager:- > 'E:Malformed line 20 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list(dist > parse),E:The list of sources could not be read.' > As a very new Ubuntu user I have no idea what the error message means. > I've had to submit this under "don't know which package" as I'm being told > update manager does not exist in Ubuntu-which is very odd as I'm looking > at it on my system administration menu,and the error message specifically > mentions it. > deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-netbook-base main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-netbook-base main universe multiverse restricted deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-dell-mini main universe multiverse restricted deb http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe main multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main multiverse deb http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main multiverse deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-dell-mini main universe multiverse restricted deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner deb http://archive.canonical.com hardy-security partner deb http://archive.canonical.com/hardy-updates partner Hope this helps. Suzanne(oscar799) -- update manager could not initialize package info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
