[ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!

[STONE COLD]

ok thats the thing where do i take out "/etc/apt/sources.list' from...its not even in there anymore...????
where will i be looking?




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> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:32:05 +0000
> From: eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!
> 
> On 3/5/07, STONE COLD  wrote:
> >
> > hi,
> > i need some help. I accidentaly deleted some repositories and now im getting this error message.. and a constant little red box on the top toolbar ( informing me of an error). here is the error message:
> >
> > E: Type '/etc/apt/sources.list' is not known on line 30 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
> > E: The list of sources could not be read.
> > Go to the repository dialogue to correct the problem.
> > E: Type '/etc/apt/sources.list' is not known on line 30 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
> > E: Unable to lock the list directory
> >
> > I have no idea what this means..i got this after putting "/etc/apt/sources.list" in repostories, add , custom. I put in there...no idea what it means! Please help!!!
> 
> No problem, just go back into repositories and take out that
> "/etc/apt/sources.list" item. That's not a repository, it's the *list
> of your repositories.* If that's the worst you do to Linux, you'll be
> fine. :-)
> 
> -Eamonn
> 
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