Here is the whole thing from gedit. The last two lines look like what I thought they should be...I counted lines in gedit and the next to the last line IS number 43...why are both of the last two lines identical? Do I need them both?
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090421)]/ jaunty main multiverse restricted # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to # newer versions of the distribution. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid restricted main universe ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates restricted main universe ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team. ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu ## security team. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports' ## repository. ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security restricted main universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports restricted main multiverse universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner --- On Sun, 8/15/10, Alexander Lancey <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alexander Lancey <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bug 617657] Re: I get this when I try to open Synaptic...it > doesn't say where to repoort it so here it is: E: malformed line 43 in source > list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse) E: the list of sources could not be > read. Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem. E:_ > cache>open()failed, please report > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 7:36 PM > sudo apt-get update seems to think > that the error is still there. Humour > me, and check that the bottom lines have a proper http:// > prefix (sudo > gedit /etc/apt/sources.list). > > The applet you described in your toolbar is a generic > "something's wrong > with the software system" warning. > > On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 23:24 +0000, Bruce wrote: > > > Alexander-- > > > > I just got back and couldn't find you on the Ubuntu > pages (I have > > difficulty navigating them) so, since our conversation > was echoed on my > > yahoo account ( [email protected]) > I am just replying to your last entry > > email(hope that is allowed). > > > > I did as you suggested with sudo apt-get update and > got this error: > > > > E: Malformed line 43 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse) > > > > I also note that when I open Ubuntu I have a red > circle with a white > > minus sign in the top toolbar (not the correct term I > know) at top of my > > screen. When I point my cursor at that, I get a bubble > with this same > > error message with the suggestion that there might be > a dependency > > problem...notice, too, that this is the message that I > put into my > > original bug report (which I guess wasn't a bug, but > the message said to > > report it and I didn't know where to do that) > > > > I get similar error messages when I try to open Update > Manager and when > > I try to open Synaptic... > > > > I'm afraid I messed up my computer somehow when I > tried to download and > > install Java from the Java site using the directions > they give on-line > > for doing that. I did download the java .bin file to > my desktop, but the > > steps they gave did not complete the install. > > > > Thanks, > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/13/10, Alexander Lancey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > From: Alexander Lancey <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Bug 617657] Re: I get this when I try > to open Synaptic...it doesn't say where to repoort it so > here it is: E: malformed line 43 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse) E: the list of sources > could not be read. Go to the repository dialog to correct > the problem. E:_ cache>open()failed, please report > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 10:41 PM > > > Try opening a terminal and running > > > "sudo apt-get update". This will refresh the > system's list > > > of software. Most software management actions do > this > > > themselves, but if it was not done during your > test, the > > > system would not realize it was fixed. > > > If there's any errors, paste them here, but with > any luck > > > you're good. > > > > > > -- > > > I get this when I try to open Synaptic...it > doesn't say > > > where to repoort it so here it is: E: malformed > line 43 in > > > source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse) E: > the list of > > > sources could not be read. Go to the repository > dialog to > > > correct the problem. E:_ cache>open()failed, > please > > > report > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617657 > > > You received this bug notification because you > are a direct > > > subscriber > > > of the bug. > > > > > > > -- > I get this when I try to open Synaptic...it doesn't say > where to repoort it so here it is: E: malformed line 43 in > source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse) E: the list of > sources could not be read. Go to the repository dialog to > correct the problem. E:_ cache>open()failed, please > report > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617657 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct > subscriber > of the bug. > -- I get this when I try to open Synaptic...it doesn't say where to repoort it so here it is: E: malformed line 43 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse) E: the list of sources could not be read. Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem. E:_ cache>open()failed, please report https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617657 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
