** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Description changed:
Binary package hint: synaptic - Ubuntu Software Center 2.1.16.1, Ubuntu Maverick - 1. sudo cat "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu main #Ubuntu Tweak Stable Source" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-tweak-stable.list - 2. software-center + 2. synaptic What happens: ------------ An error occurred The following details are provided: E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-tweak-stable.list (dist 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. ------------ - * The only button in the error alert is "Close". - * In Maverick, there is no graphical way to get to "the repository dialog", since Ubuntu Software Center and Update Manager won't open either. + * The only button in the error alert is "Close".* In Maverick, there is no graphical way to get to "the repository dialog", since Ubuntu Software Center and Update Manager won't open either. What should happen: If Synaptic will continue to ever suggest that you "go to the repository dialog", the error alert should contain a button for actually doing that. To recover: 3. sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-tweak-stable.list The equivalent bug in Update Manager is bug 633316, and in Ubuntu Software Center is bug 633626. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633630 Title: Error alert says "Go to the repository dialog" but doesn't let you To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/633630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
