unable to start update manager

Asked by j de lima

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise)
gnome unknown
kernel 3.2.0-58-generic

i tried to run update manager & got the ff output:

Could not initialise the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package information.

Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to include the following error message:

'E:Type ‘b-src’ is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-alsa-daily-precise.list'

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#1

First run this Terminal command:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-alsa-daily-precise.list

Then execute all the commands from step 5 in the following procedure:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

Please post full Terminal output here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/242439

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j de lima (jdelima307-ziggo) said :
#2

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-alsa-daily-
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3

Please close as a duplicate of
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/242415

We are dealing with this in the same question. There is no need to make a new question.

Thanks

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j de lima (jdelima307-ziggo) said :
#4

closing as a duplicate of 242415

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