[ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!

[STONE COLD]

well i was reading some of the official documentation i mistakenly thought /apt/ 
sources. would be adding some repositories ....it didnt...and everytime i reload the forementioned error message!!!

javad




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> From: baza at themauvezone.fsnet.co.uk
> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:38:06 +0000
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!
> 
> 
> On 5 Mar 2007, at 18:32, Eamonn Sullivan wrote:
> 
> > 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. :-)
> 
> Yeah, that will fix it.
> 
> I am interested to know why you added that line to your /apt/ 
> sources.list. What were you trying to do?
> 
> Baz
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