[Bug 890344] Re: Update manager "Could not initialise the package information"

[Paulo Edgar da Rocha Resende]

I have a similar problem in Ubuntu 11.10

A red "no entry" icon stays permanently in my top bar.

Once I click on it, this message is shown: "a problem ocurred in
verifying updates"

Them, it gives me few options to click: Show updates, install updates,
verify updates, preferences.

Clicking in show updates will launch the update manager and the no entry
icon will reappear after trying to retrive the packages.

Clicking in install updates or in verify updates, the same message will
be shown:

 Fail to load package lists. this is a severe problem. Try again later.
If the problem persists, please report a bug to the developers.

Details:
E:Type '<!DOCTYPE' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

PS: Error messages were personally translated from portuguese.


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Title:
  Update manager "Could not initialise the package information"

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome shell and i was just after adding the
  following repositories in Terminal and i noticed the source list would
  not update.

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3

  On opening update-manager I got the following error message.

  Could not initialise the package information

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
  information.

  Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to
  include the following error message:

  'W:Ignoring file 'getdeb.list.bck' in directory
  '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension,
  E:Type ‘//ppa.launchpad.net/gnome3-team/gnome3/ubuntu’ is not known on
  line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnome3-team-
  gnome3-oneiric.list, E:The list of sources could not be read.,
  W:Ignoring file 'getdeb.list.bck' in directory
  '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension,
  W:Ignoring file 'getdeb.list.bck' in directory
  '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension,
  E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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