Synaptic HELP!!!!!!!!

[M1C4HTRON13]

i get this when i try to open synaptic package manager :(


E: Type 'ssssssssssssss' is not known on line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


please HELP!!!!!!!!!! :(:(:(:(:(:(

[mattman85]

open terminal, type the following:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Go down to line with 'ssssssssssssss' and copy and paste the whole line in a reply here. If anything, put a pound symbol (#) in front of that line. Save the file, and then close it. Try opening Synaptic again and doing what you wanted to do.

[howefield]

Sounds like you need to remove or comment out line 60 from your souces.list.

Can you post the output of the following terminal command ?


cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Edit:
Or do as mattman85 said, except use gksudo instead of sudo.

[M1C4HTRON13]

micah@M1C4HTR0N:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 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://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted
deb-src http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted
deb-src http://ie.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://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe
deb-src http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe
deb http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe
deb-src http://ie.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://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb-src http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ie.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://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ie.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 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://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main #Third party developers repository





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[M1C4HTRON13]

I added # in front of the line but it made no diference

[mattman85]

*smacks head* I meant gksudo :)

I spend too much time in an SSH shell...

And, as for that cat output, those last lines look like they can just be deleted, all the way to the last line:

deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main #Third party developers repository

[howefield]

Type the following terminal command


gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and delete everything after this line
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main #Third party developers repository

Leave that line intact and delete everything after it, save the file and try opening Synaptic again.

[M1C4HTRON13]

I removed them and that fixed it.
Thanks soooooo much and thanks for the quick reply's

[mattman85]

Don't forget to mark your thread as solved if everythings working!