Hope a screenshot is OK. -------------------------------------------------- From: "JonCharge" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 1:59 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Bug 349604] Re: update manager could not initialize package info
> Hello. Thank you for the report. Can you attach or paste a copy of your: > /etc/apt/sources.list > > > Thank you for your interest! > > Jon > > ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) > Sourcepackagename: None => apt > > ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) > Sourcepackagename: apt => update-manager > > -- > update manager could not initialize package info > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349604 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “update-manager” source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Dell mini-9 shipped with ubuntu 8.04.on 16th March 09 > repositories all come back with "404 error-page not found"whenever > updating is attempted by any method. > Added canonical repositories with different syntax(from ubuntu 8.04 > release notes) in an attempt to fix the problem. > Got an error message saying "An unresolvable problem occurred while > initializing the package information" and asking me to report the bug > against update manager:- > 'E:Malformed line 20 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list(dist > parse),E:The list of sources could not be read.' > As a very new Ubuntu user I have no idea what the error message means. > I've had to submit this under "don't know which package" as I'm being told > update manager does not exist in Ubuntu-which is very odd as I'm looking > at it on my system administration menu,and the error message specifically > mentions it. > ** Attachment added: "sources list png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24406891/sources%20list%20png -- update manager could not initialize package info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
