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

[Ron Rhodes]

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