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[NoOp]

On 03/02/2008 02:52 PM, Scott Berry wrote:
> Hello guys and gals,
> 
> I goofed up on my Dad's comp while doing some system admin tasks and I
> erased the/etc/apt/sources.list and when I try to run apt-get update I get a
> message saying that the doc type isn't right.  How do I go about taking the
> sources.list off the cd and copying it back on to the hard drive?  Ug!  I
> hate when I make mistakes like that.  Here is the error message I get when I
> type apt-get update.
> root at Matoe:~# apt-get update
> 
> E: Type '<!DOCTYPE' is not known on line 1 in source list
> /etc/apt/sources.list  
> 

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Paste:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

##Universe

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## Multiverse

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Backports

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted
universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse

## Canonical Partner Repository

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

Modify as you see fit & save the file.

Now try a sudo apt-get update.