Error On My Update Manager

[samurai793]

I am new to Ubuntu Linux and I need some help. I have a Dell Adamo running a 64Bit Linux. When I turned on my PC, my "Update Manager" gave me this error.


'E:Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)'


# 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

[ashickur.noor]

give the output of
gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.

[beenome]

Hi I got a similar problem with my update manager gives me the following error :


p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } W:Failed to fetch http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick/Release Unable to find expected entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/source/Sources in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)
, E:Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
here's my sources list :


# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

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

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

## 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://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates multiverse
deb-src http://fr.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://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://fr.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://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security main restricted
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security multiverse
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security multiverse
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-security deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updatesThanks for your help and time...