Source List Trouble

[GatorMike]

Hello everyone, I'm new to Linux. I just switched from windows and I have a basic understanding of how to use linux. I am having some problems with my source list. I get the error-

E: type 'usage' is not known on line 58 in source list /etc/apt/source.list, E:The source list could not be read

Could someone give me some help with this? I am running Karmic Koala

[dependancyhell]

Could you post the output of:



ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d -l


And



cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[Locke_99GS]

If you could make that cat command like this instead, we'd all be very grateful :)



cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list

[GatorMike]

cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list
1
2 # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
3 # newer versions of the distribution.
4
5 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
6 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
7
8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
9 ## distribution.
10 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
11 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
12
13 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
14 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
15 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
16 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
17 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
18 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
19 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
20
21 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
22 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
23 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
24 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
25 ## security team.
26 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
27 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
28 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse
29 deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse
30
31 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
32 ## repository.
33 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
34 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
35 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
36 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
37 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
38 # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
39 # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
40
41 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
42 ## 'partner' repository.
43 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
44 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
45 # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner
46 # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner
47
48 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
49 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
50 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
51 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
52 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
53 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
54 deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ubuntu karmic main
55 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable
56
57 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu jaunty cairo-dock # For Ubuntu 9.04
58 usage: sudo [-n] -h | -K | -k | -L | -V | -v
59 usage: sudo -l[l] [-AnS] [-g groupname|#gid] [-U username] [-u username|#uid]
60 [-g groupname|#gid] [command]
61 usage: sudo [-AbEHnPS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
62 username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
63 usage: sudo -e [-AnS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
64 username|#uid] file ...
65 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable
66 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable
67 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable
68 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable
69 deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ karmic free non-free
70 deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable

[GatorMike]

ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d -l
total 0

[dependancyhell]

The comments have gone funny.

Delete



58 usage: sudo [-n] -h | -K | -k | -L | -V | -v
59 usage: sudo -l[l] [-AnS] [-g groupname|#gid] [-U username] [-u username|#uid]
60 [-g groupname|#gid] [command]
61 usage: sudo [-AbEHnPS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
62 username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
63 usage: sudo -e [-AnS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
64 username|#uid] file ...


save the file



sudo apt-get update


Then you'll be working again.