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List of sources could not be read

Asked by fritzed

fritzed@fritzed-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type '--20:48:40--' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Must have very specific instructions to correct

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#1

Thanks for the question.

There is an unexpected line in your list.

open up the file under root permissions, i.e.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

from a commandline terminal (you get use another editor then nano if you prefer).

Either add # in front of the first line, or delete the first line.

If you need more help, please paste the contents of the file here, and we can tell you more concrete how to handle the file.

Hope this helps.

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fritzed (efritz) said : 		#2

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I will need even more basic help.i.e. 1. how do I open up the file under room permissions?? 2. how do I get to commandline in terminal??

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fritzed (efritz) said : 		#3

oops typo...."root permissions" not "room"

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Best Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#4

fritzed, press alt+f2, a small window should popup. in that type this:
"gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list"

without the quote marks and press okay. you should now have a text file open with "--20:48:40--" written at the top. you can delete that line or put a # at the start of it. save it and try sudo apt-get update again :)

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fritzed (efritz) said : 		#5

Problem is now resolved.
Thanks
Fritzed

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HavardH72 (havard-drytech) said : 		#6

I erased all lines in the medibuntu.list file to make it work again.
Don't know what really happened.

Strange!!