Help installing google desktop

what type of installation file do you have ? (what is its extension) ?

an easier way can be found here :
http://ma65p.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/installing-google-desktop-in-ubuntu/

I get an error message:

E: Type '“deb' is not known on line 52 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: Unable to lock the list directory

Please advise

         Nolan Phillips

--- On Tue, 8/5/08, deepak mishra <email address hidden> wrote:
From: deepak mishra <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #41285]: Help installing google desktop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 10:39 AM

Your question #41285 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41285

    Status: Needs information => Answered

deepak mishra proposed the following answer:
an easier way can be found here :
http://ma65p.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/installing-google-desktop-in-ubuntu/

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google-repo-setup.sh

When I try to run Synaptic I get:

E: Type '“deb' is not known on line 52 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.

         Nolan Phillips

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From: deepak mishra <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #41285]: Help installing google desktop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 10:36 AM

Your question #41285 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41285

    Status: Open => Needs information

deepak mishra requested for more information:
what type of installation file do you have ? (what is its extension) ?

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In a terminal type the following:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Paste the contents of the opened file here.

Steve,

Here is the result of
Steven Rose requested for more information:
In a terminal type the following:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Paste the contents of the opened file here.

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080702.1)]/ hardy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## 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
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-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://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-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://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse #Added by software-properties

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

deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb-src http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ hardy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main”
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free"

         Nolan Phillips

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From: Steven Rose <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #41285]: Help installing google desktop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 5:50 PM

Your question #41285 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41285

    Status: Open => Needs information

Steven Rose requested for more information:
In a terminal type the following:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Paste the contents of the opened file here.

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“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main”
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free"

Are causing the errors.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove those lines, save it.

sudo apt-get update

Then carry on as you were.

Steven,

That fix worked. Noe I get an error message:

Same version is available in a software channel

You are recommended to install the software from the channel instead.

Please advise.  I have not used Linux before.

         Nolan Phillips

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Steven Rose <email address hidden> wrote:
From: Steven Rose <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #41285]: Help installing google desktop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 12:02 AM

Your question #41285 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41285

    Status: Open => Answered

Steven Rose proposed the following answer:
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main”
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free"

Are causing the errors.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove those lines, save it.

sudo apt-get update

Then carry on as you were.

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I will try next week, I am out of town this week. Thank You

 Nolan Phillips

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Steven Rose <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Steven Rose <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #41285]: Help installing google desktop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 12:02 AM

Your question #41285 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41285

    Status: Open => Answered

Steven Rose proposed the following answer:
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main”
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free"

Are causing the errors.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove those lines, save it.

sudo apt-get update

Then carry on as you were.

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Thanks Steven Rose, that solved my question.