Synaptic

Andreas2006 · 12-08-2006, 07:26 PM

Hi,

I run Ubuntu 5.10 and I am starting to have trouble with Synaptic.
The error is as a screenshot

Greg · 12-08-2006, 07:38 PM

Post your /etc/apt/sources.list and maybe we can help you out

Andreas2006 · 12-08-2006, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Greg
Post your /etc/apt/sources.list and maybe we can help you out

I have been using Ubuntu 5.10 for a while now but i still havn't got the jist of using it so how can i find the sources list

Greg · 12-08-2006, 07:54 PM

Hit Alt+F2, type "gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" then hit enter

Andreas2006 · 12-08-2006, 08:29 PM

the source list is too big to post so i uploaded it via tuboupload the link is as follows:

http://d.turboupload.com/d/1313206/sources.list.html

macdude425 · 12-08-2006, 08:56 PM

Code:

deb deluge.mynimalistic.net/apt dapper main

This line needs to be changed to...

Code:

deb http://deluge.mynimalistic.net/apt dapper main

Then, open a terminal, run sudo apt-get update, and try again.

Andreas2006 · 12-08-2006, 09:29 PM

how do i change the line if its a ready only doc and you can't edit the doc

macdude425 · 12-08-2006, 09:44 PM

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Andreas2006 · 12-09-2006, 04:45 AM

got it working thanks for all your help it was very useful