having trouble getting things installed after downloading!!

I really need help to fix this problem. everything I have read that tells me what to do and it still won't work.

Open /etc/apt/sources.list and paste the contents here. You probably tried to edit the file yourself and make a mistake on line 48.

How do I get it to open?

How do I know what my sudo password is?

brandy@ASUS750desktop:~$ apt-get
apt 0.7.23.1ubuntu2 for i386 compiled on Oct 15 2009 19:23:21
Usage: apt-get [options] command
       apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
       apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...]

apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and
installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update
and install.

Commands:
   update - Retrieve new lists of packages
   upgrade - Perform an upgrade
   install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)
   remove - Remove packages
   autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages
   purge - Remove packages and config files
   source - Download source archives
   build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages
   dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)
   dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections
   clean - Erase downloaded archive files
   autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files
   check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies

Options:
  -h This help text.
  -q Loggable output - no progress indicator
  -qq No output except for errors
  -d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives
  -s No-act. Perform ordering simulation
  -y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt
  -f Attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place
  -m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable
  -u Show a list of upgraded packages as well
  -b Build the source package after fetching it
  -V Show verbose version numbers
  -c=? Read this configuration file
  -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp
See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual
pages for more information and options.
                       This APT has Super Cow Powers.
brandy@ASUS750desktop:~$

I can't get these commands to work

Brandy your "sudo password" is the password for your account. Do you enter a password when you log in? If so, "that" is your sudo password.

So in short: sudo password = your password

Need help to get sudo password

Please don't edit your original question. It makes it hard to follow.

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Then run: gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

A text editor will open. Copy and paste the file contents here.

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)]/ jaunty main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

## 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.

## 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.

That can't be the full file. The error said line 48 but you haven't got 48 lines there. Is there any more?

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

deb http://adobeflashplugin10/ubuntu/karmic main.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe restricted multiverse main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe restricted multiverse main #Added by software-properties
deb http://sudo apt-key-adv--recv-keys--keyserver.ubuntu.com key-fingerprint

This is all it would give me

Brandy after putting sudo apt-get update, or gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list your are asked for your pass: type your login password, you don't see the password! ==>enter

mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail or so

Could not mount floppy0mount: /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device

E: Malformed line 36 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.

~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty Release
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/main Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/restricted Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/main Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/restricted Packages
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/main Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1) jaunty/restricted Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release [65.9kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages [5,133kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages [7,971B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages [190kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages [1,353kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources [2,795kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources [3,270B]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources [116kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources [640kB]
Fetched 10.3MB in 30s (334kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)/dists/jaunty/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)/dists/jaunty/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
brandy@ASUS750desktop:~$

 apt-cdrom
apt 0.7.23.1ubuntu2 for i386 compiled on Oct 15 2009 19:23:28
Usage: apt-cdrom [options] command

apt-cdrom is a tool to add CDROM's to APT's source list. The
CDROM mount point and device information is taken from apt.conf
and /etc/fstab.

Commands:
   add - Add a CDROM
   ident - Report the identity of a CDROM

Options:
  -h This help text
  -d CD-ROM mount point
  -r Rename a recognized CD-ROM
  -m No mounting
  -f Fast mode, don't check package files
  -a Thorough scan mode
  -c=? Read this configuration file
  -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp
See fstab(5)
brandy@ASUS750desktop:~$

Thanks George Standish, that solved my question.

I need help getting my computer cdrom and floppy disk to be reconized

Yes I am still having a problem

--- On Sun, 2/28/10, Brandy <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Brandy <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #102689]: E: The list of sources could not be read
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4:46 PM

Your question #102689 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/102689

    Status: Solved => Open

You are still having a problem:
I need help getting my computer cdrom and floppy disk to be reconized

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