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'E:Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pidgin-ppa.list (dist parse), E:The list of sources could not be read.'

Asked by saurabh

'E:Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pidgin-ppa.list (dist parse), E:The list of sources could not be read.'

i m using UBUNTU 8.10
i was expecting that when on-line it should show me available updates. insted it showed me a red circle with minus sign and giving msg which i pest above.
also when surfing some time screen become unstable not controled by mouse it moves on its own randomly, i hv to quite all the programs forcefully to restore all.

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This question was originally filed as bug #358587.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#1

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#2

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

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saurabh (saurabhahjoshi) said : 		#3

thanks for helping me
actually i m medico person and enthusiastic in using UBUNTU. i cn't understand all technical details so i reported problem as bug!!!
i m quite new to this world so wil may ask u for help frequently.
i visited d links u provided but still didn't got solution to my problem.
thanking u again.
saurabh

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

You have some problem into the non standard file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pidgin-ppa.list so please...

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

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pidgin-ppa.list

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

Then using the menu System → Administration → Update Manager press on the Verify button and make upgrades.

Hope this helps

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saurabh (saurabhahjoshi) said : 		#5

thanks it worked very well!!!! just now its working
thanks again
Dr. Saurabh.......

2009/4/12 marcobra <email address hidden>

> Your question #66975 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/66975
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> Project: synaptic in ubuntu => update-manager in ubuntu
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#6

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