Sir, The steps suggested by your goodself didnot work. So I am attaching the desired files, # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)]/ lucid main restricted # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to # newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. ## 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. deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe ## 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://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick 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-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-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 maverick partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main #Third party developers repository With regards, Gulu --- On Mon, 15/11/10, Fabio Marconi <[email protected]> wrote: From: Fabio Marconi <[email protected]> Subject: [Bug 665438] Re: Software index is broken To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 15 November, 2010, 9:48 PM Hello Gulu Sorry for delay and sorry for the bad reply software sources is no loger under System - Admin.(how many things changes every six month! and the next will be a partial revolution) Click on Applications - Ubuntu software center - Modify (or edit, i'm translating), - Software sources Click on Updates tab, check that Proposed and backports are not enabled, then below verify that in the button appear ' Normal releases', elsewhere click the button and select it. Close open a Terminal and type: sudo apt-get clean then run again Update Manager. If don't work, please click on Places - Computer - File System - etc - apt - right click on sources.list file and select open with 'text editor', copy and paste here. Or more simply in a terminal cat /etc/apt/sources.list copy all the output and paste Regards Fabio -- Software index is broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665438 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I upgraded my ubuntu (debian)from 10.04 to 10.10. Now when I start my ubuntu it gives a message asking for partial upgrade , when I click on partial upgrade update manager appears and disappear after few seconds and If I cancel upgrade it gives massage that software index is broken open terminal and type sudo-apt install-f (not remberering the command exactly presently)it asks for password & then is unable to repair/update/upgrade.Presently I am not in a position to add or remove the software in my system & canot update my system.Kindly help me to fix the problem. I have average knowledge of ubuntu. Thanking you, To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/665438/+subscribe -- Software index is broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665438 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
