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

[J. Anthony Limon]

Ron Rhodes wrote:
> Mischa Falkenburg wrote:
>> J. Anthony Limon wrote:
>>   
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>> OK, Steve & J. Anthony...HOW do I go about doing this?
>> I've tried opening a terminal and I'm shown, rightly so, that 
>> /etc/apt/sources.list isn't a command. Do I need to copy and paste it 
>> into a terminal window, or is there (yet another) some other way that I 
>> will learn?
>> Mischa
>>
>>   
> Open terminal and type "sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list"
> Enter password and file will open in the nano text editor where you can 
> edit and save it.
> HTH Ron
> 

You can also use gksudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list to edit it 
graphically if you need/want.