can't open synaptic package manager

[killer_d76]

by the way, scargar thanks for all your help! .. i believe that i forgot to mention that..

[Thrasonic]

Now I'm having a problem similar to this as well. The error message I get is this:

E: Malformed line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.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.

Here's my sources.list:

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5)]/ karmic main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted

## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates 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 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-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 karmic partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports

I know it's that last line, but what I don't know how to do is edit it directly to remove it. When I go through Dolphin to the file, hold down the Ctrl key and right-click, then choose to open it with Kate I can see everythinhg. When I remove the line and click Save, however, I get this error:

For file /etc/apt/sources.list no backup copy could be created before saving. If an error occurs while saving, you might lose the data of this file. A reason could be that the media you write to is full or the directory of the file is read-only for you.

And when I click the button labeled "Try to save nevertheless" I get this error message:

The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to /etc/apt/sources.list.

Check that you have write access to this file or that enough disk space is available.

Help???

[scragar]

Unless you are compiling things from source it's safe to completely remove that last line:

sudo sed '$d' -i /etc/apt/sources.list

Or to do it yourself graphically:

sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

You might also try editing the last line and inserting types of content after the distro(which is the error, the file has a set rule for the lines: package-type url release type1...)

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports restricted main multiverse universe

Again edit this in graphically, or using the command line like so:

# first remove the old last line
sudo sed '$d' -i /etc/apt/sources.list
# then add in the new one:
echo "deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports estricted main multiverse universe" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

[ecj]

hello guys/girls i'm new to the forums.

having this same problem with not being able to open the synaptic package manager along with any other system-admin etc...

heres what it looks like after i sudo apt-get update... ends with this error.

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/Release Unable to find expected entry deb-src/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


-And my source list is this:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse
# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty universe multiverse deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty universe multiverse
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

please help... i can't do anything but go on the internet..

[scragar]

hello guys/girls i'm new to the forums.

having this same problem with not being able to open the synaptic package manager along with any other system-admin etc...

heres what it looks like after i sudo apt-get update... ends with this error.

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/Release Unable to find expected entry deb-src/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


-And my source list is this:

----

please help... i can't do anything but go on the internet..

You've missed a new line when you copied it:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu  jaunty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse
# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty universe multiverse

deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty universe multiverse

deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

[samurai793]

This is the Error that I am getting.


E: Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.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.





# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release amd64 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted

## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates 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 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-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 maverick partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner

[jepong]

i think.. just simply remove...

deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner

i wonder why you're mixing lucid and maverick's packages?

[samurai793]

Now that the errors have been spotted out, how do I remove that. Do I go through my "Terminal"? And if so, what do command do I type to remove it?

[jepong]

/etc/apt/sources.list is actually a text file

it either you delete it or comment it out

[nmmanu215]

Can't open the synaptic package manager...
the error message displayed was

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

please help...