Hi Ok my sources.list points to deb file:////media/disk/ubuntu/dvd710_1/ubuntu gutsy main multiverse universe
and the files Packages.gz /media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz /media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz /media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz are there : On Jan 18, 2008 2:13 AM, suren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not so sure of this, but the ubuntu distro name also comes in the deb > line ! > It could be like file:///media/disk/ubuntu7_10/dvd710_!/ubuntu gutsy main > multiverse universe > ok will try this, tried to rectify the line to point till gutsy but i guess means 3 separate lines in sources.list > > This like can help ! Check if such a file like > file:///media/disk/ubuntu7_10/dvd710_1/ubuntu/dists/main/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz > exists ! Try altering the deb line so that this file is actually being > pointed to ! > > Hope this solves your problem :) > > Nope it does not the error i get is top:~$ sudo apt-get update E: Malformed line 4 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist) the top 5 -6 lines of my sources.list looks like # adding 7.10 material transferred from dvd to usb disk # deb file:///media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/ubuntu/gutsy/ main multiverse universe deb file://media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz deb file:///media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz deb file:///media/disk-1/ubuntu/dvd710_1/dists/gutsy/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz so what now ??? thanks ram > > -- > ~suren > There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, > and those who don't > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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