[xubuntu-users] Update-Manager package error message (WAS: Network Issue)

[J. Anthony Limon]

Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:27:46 -0000, Mischa Falkenburg  
> <because_productions at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>  > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
>>>  > deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./ deb-src
>>>  > http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>
>>> deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./ deb-src
>>> http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./
>>>
>>> This last line seems to be the problem. You should replace it with..
>>>
>>> deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy
>>> deb-src http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy
>>>
>>> (Sorry if this gets seen twice, I had SMTP issues.)
>>>
>>>
>> I've tried editing the last two lines of /etc/apt/sources.list to match
>> what J. Anthony suggested, but the edit doesn't seem to want to "take".
>> Ideas?
>> Mischa
>>
> You have to use sudo to edit sources.list
> 
> 

Yes, this is correct. sources.list is part of the system files and only 
sudo can access it for security purposes.