Many bugs after trying to install Skype.

**Edgar_Sarmento_Bezerra** · October 19th, 2013

Hi, people!
I was trying to install Skype today and searching for a tutorial I founded one. There was three command lines to execute on terminal.
First: sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/$(lsb_release -sc) partner";
Second: sudo apt-get update;
Third: sudo apt-get install Skype;

Typing this that's what happened.
"edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/$(lsb_release -sc) partner"
[sudo] password for edgar:
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo apt-get updateE: Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo apt-get install skype
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Unable to locate package skype
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ "

Now, neither Ubuntu Software Center nor Ubuntu Tweak works anymore. The former just doesn't open and the latter the function of apps doesn't work also.
Hope somebody help me.

**sandyd** · October 19th, 2013

Originally Posted by Edgar_Sarmento_Bezerra

Hi, people!
I was trying to install Skype today and searching for a tutorial I founded one. There was three command lines to execute on terminal.
First: sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/$(lsb_release -sc) partner";
Second: sudo apt-get update;
Third: sudo apt-get install Skype;

Typing this that's what happened.
"edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/$(lsb_release -sc) partner"
[sudo] password for edgar:
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo apt-get updateE: Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ sudo apt-get install skype
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Unable to locate package skype
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ "

Now, neither Ubuntu Software Center nor Ubuntu Tweak works anymore. The former just doesn't open and the latter the function of apps doesn't work also.
Hope somebody help me.

Can you post the output of

Code:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

thanks

**Edgar_Sarmento_Bezerra** · October 19th, 2013

edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20130820.1)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20130820.1)]/ dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20130820.1)]/ precise main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted
deb-src http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted

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

## 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://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security 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 precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise 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 precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb hrrp://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb-src hrrp://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
edgar@edgar-RV411-RV511-E3511-S3511-RV711-E3411:~$

**Albert_Levin** · October 19th, 2013

You should probably get Skype from the website if it doesn't work, http://www.skype.com/en/ and then a popup window may pop up saying to "Install it from the package".

**Edgar_Sarmento_Bezerra** · October 19th, 2013

Originally Posted by Albert_Levin

You should probably get Skype from the website if it doesn't work, http://www.skype.com/en/ and then a popup window may pop up saying to "Install it from the package".

None window poped up.

**deadflowr** · October 20th, 2013

You're going to need to do a couple things here.
The bottom of your sources/list is all messed up and for intents and purposes will need several of the end entries at the end removed.

Firstly, though, let's get the partner repos enabled.
In a terminal run this

Code:

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Enter your password

A text editor window will open with the sources.list file.
go down to the entry

Code:

## 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 precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

and remove the # symbol from the lines

Code:

# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

to

Code:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

Then while still in the gedit window go down to the last section you have and delete everything after

Code:

## 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 precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

So remove these lines

Code:

deb hrrp://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb-src hrrp://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/precise partner

The lines you added are wrong anyway.
When you finish this save and exit gedit.
Then while the terminal is still open, run

Code:

sudo apt-get update

If no errors appear, then try installing skype again.

If errors do appear, post them.

**Edgar_Sarmento_Bezerra** · October 20th, 2013

Hey deadflowr! Thank you so much. Everything is working again and I've installed skype. My problem is solved.

**Lars Noodén** · October 20th, 2013

Now that it is working for the time being you might also look into SIP-based options. Ekiga, Jitsi, Linphone and Blink can all call each other and the sound quality is better than Skype usually. The big advantage with them is that not only are they open source, the protocol they use is an open standard. You can install any of them along side Skype without disturbing anything and as your SIP network grows, you can eventually drop Skype before it drops you.