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XP migrant in need of help

Asked by inaki

Good day guys!

I just migrated from Windows XP and was in the process of installing 'Wine'. I followed each step to the letter but got this upon entering the command line "sudo apt-get install wine"...

"E: Type 'adding' is not known on line 56 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read."

Then I tried the alternative method; Add-Remove Applications. But instantly got this error message:

"Failed to check for installed and available applications

This is a major failure of your software management system. Please check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'."

Would appreciate any help you guys can give. Thanks in advance.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then please search on the line 56 the word "adding" is wrong... into the sources.list file.

Or if you are in issue copy and paste the file content here.

Hope this helps

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inaki (eub-inaki) said : 		#2

Hi marcobra!

Here is what came up...

"# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release amd64 (20081029.2)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted

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

## 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.
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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 intrepid partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse

adding repository"

Am I supposed to delete something there? Thanks for helping me out...

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Please simply remove the latest line....

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

The

adding repository"

row.

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juancarlospaco (juancarlospaco) said : 		#5

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release amd64 (20081029.2)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted

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

## 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.
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-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 intrepid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse

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juancarlospaco (juancarlospaco) said : 		#6

Use the Above content for sources.list

Dont touch again the Sources.list manually or make Backups of original sources.list always,
this is not a major failure of the software management system, this is an error on the sources.list

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

ok you can go on now, with your installation, the issue with the /etc/apt/sources.list file seems solved.

To test it and to upgrade your system from terminal ...

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then...

To install wine in Ubuntu

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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inaki (eub-inaki) said : 		#8

Hi marcobra!

Thank you very much for your assistance! Wine installed flawlessly this time! Thanks again!

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inaki (eub-inaki) said : 		#9

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.

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inaki (eub-inaki) said : 		#10

Thanks for the help! Wine installed without a hitch! Thanks again!

________________________________
From: marcobra <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 2:08:54
Subject: Re: [Question #61097]: XP migrant in need of help

Your question #61097 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/61097

marcobra proposed the following answer:
ok you can go on now, with your installation, the issue with the
/etc/apt/sources.list file seems solved.

To test it and to upgrade your system from terminal ...

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories →
Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then...

To install wine in Ubuntu

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal
and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you
type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#11

Please always ask here, making new question, first to install Windows software using Wine in Ubuntu.
Usually Ubuntu have valid software alternative to Windows software.

Thank you