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help- newbie cannot add software

Asked by owinters

get the following message when trying to add /remove softwareThis is a major failure of your software management system. Check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the software information: 'sudo apt-get update'.
really a newbie,trying to switch from windows
thank y'all

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Hanusz leszek (leszek-skynet) said : 		#1

Hello,

What is the content of your /etc/apt/sources.list file ?
Please type this command in a terminal and report the result here:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list

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owinters (owinters) said : 		#2

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

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

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
 http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz
## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

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

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
oliver@oliver-desktop:~$

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Best Hanusz leszek (leszek-skynet) said : 		#3

Hello,

open a terminal and type:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

then remove the following line (and save the file):
http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz

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owinters (owinters) said : 		#4

Thanks Hanusz leszek, that solved my question.

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owinters (owinters) said : 		#5

Thanks Mr. Hanusz Leszek
Where Can I get Classes to know what i am doing with this system?
I need to know more so i can solve problems as you did for me
Thanks
Oliver-

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Hanusz leszek (leszek-skynet) said : 		#6

First if I were you I would reinstall Ubuntu to have the Feisty Fawn 7.04 version.
The Ubuntu version you have (Dapper 6.06) was released one year ago and is a little outdated.

Then there is a lot to learn on the official documentation on the Ubuntu website.
Some links:
https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

But the best way to learn is to use it, try things and break it :)