superuser privelege problems.

[steven vollom]

On Sunday 07 June 2009 03:39:25 pm clay weber wrote:
> steven vollom wrote:
> > I just typed in the command line, sudo apt-get install
> > kubuntu-restricted- extras and got a funny response.  I get the following
> > response:
> >
> > steven at Yeshua:~$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras
> > [sudo] password for steven:
> > E: Type '.debs' is not known on line 55 in source list
> > /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read.
> > steven at Yeshua:~$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras
> > E: Type '.debs' is not known on line 55 in source list
> > /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read.
> > steven at Yeshua:~$
> >
> > I just made a fresh install of jaunty w/kde 4.2.2.  TIA for help.
> >
> > Steven
>
> There is an error on line 55 of your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
> probably a typo involving the phrase '.debs'. If you can post that line,
> or even the whole file, we can quickly see what needs to be edited.
>
> clay
Hi Clay,

There are two strange things on the apt page.  The folder 'sources.list.d' and 
the 'apt.conf.d' looked strange, however are probably correct. This is line 
55:

 .debs for Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), Intrepid (8.10), and Jaunty (9.04) .debs for 
Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), Intrepid (8.10), and Jaunty (9.04) .debs for Ubuntu Hardy 
(8.04), Intrepid (8.10), and Jaunty (9.04) .debs for Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), 
Intrepid (8.10), and Jaunty (9.04) .debs for Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), Intrepid 
(8.10), and Jaunty (9.04) .debs for Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), Intrepid (8.10), and 
Jaunty (9.04) .debs for Ubuntu Hardy (8.04), Intrepid (8.10), and Jaunty 
(9.04)

I am sure it should probably start at the very beginning of the line, not one 
character in, and I suppose the repeating of it, over and over, is the 
problem.  What do you suppose caused that?  If I am correct, do I have to use 
a sudo command with kate to edit it?  And if sudo doesn't work, how do I get 
the permission needed to edit the line?  I hope these are not stupid thoughts.

I typed into Alt+F2 and then typed sudo kate, and nothing opened up.  I still 
wonder if demons are in my machine.

Steven