E: Type ‘ain’ is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list

Asked by Brett Keith Cawte

brett@brett-desktop:~$ /var/log/dist-upgrade/
bash: /var/log/dist-upgrade/: Is a directory
brett@brett-desktop:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox
[sudo] password for brett:
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:

 More info: https://launchpad.net/~tiheum/+archive/equinox
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.cjCnCj2NWq --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv BC9EE88A229B9C049A06D1FB464AD83D4631BBEA
gpg: requesting key 4631BBEA from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 4631BBEA: "Launchpad equinoxart" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
brett@brett-desktop:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 Various GTK / Metacity themes and icon themes that do not have their own PPA (and a few dependencies)

Feedback and theme requests: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/announcing-webupd8-themes-ppa.html
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/themes
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.6UQMiU6QXj --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 7B2C3B0889BF5709A105D03AC2518248EEA14886
gpg: requesting key EEA14886 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key EEA14886: "Launchpad VLC" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
brett@brett-desktop:~$
brett@brett-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type ‘ain’ is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
brett@brett-desktop:~$ '/var/log/dist-upgrade/'...
bash: /var/log/dist-upgrade/...: No such file or directory
brett@brett-desktop:~$ brett@brett-desktop:~$ /var/log/dist-upgrade/
brett@brett-desktop:~$: command not found
brett@brett-desktop:~$ bash: /var/log/dist-upgrade/: Is a directory
No command 'bash:' found, did you mean:
 Command 'bash' from package 'bash' (main)
bash:: command not found
brett@brett-desktop:~$ brett@brett-desktop:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox
brett@brett-desktop:~$: command not found
brett@brett-desktop:~$ [sudo] password for brett:
[sudo]: command not found
brett@brett-desktop:~$ You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
You: command not found
brett@brett-desktop:~$

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said :
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> E: Type ‘ain’ is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list

Maybe open the file and correct the error on line 3.
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list

If uncertain please post the content of the file.

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Brett Keith Cawte (b-k-cawte) said :
#2

Hi Sam

Folowed your instructions and deleted the said file, update manager is working fine know.

Thanks very much for your help.

I think I need to learn more about the command line instead of just using the GUI's

Brett

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#3

Brett, I agree, it's indeed helpful, rewarding and last but not least - fun.
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/basic-commands/C/
http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php