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I tried updating my packages from the terminal and this is what I got:

$ sudo apt-get update
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.

What does this mean? I'm using the United States mirror an I've tried using the main server for the mirror and I keep getting the same result is this because there are no updates?

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Can you show your /etc/apt/sources.list? – César Jul 19 '12 at 20:28

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SirCharlo said in the duplicate of this question:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https

I tried it and it worked for me.

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This worked for me in Debian Squeeze. – Matt Alexander Dec 12 '12 at 22:27
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I have faced this problem before, in my case the problem was in /etc/apt/sources.list. Make sure there are no quotation marks '' or "":

deb "http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick partner (Source Code)"

Remove quotes and change those lines to:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick partner (Source Code)

Also, as @arhimed suggests, make sure the protocol is well-formed: http://

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Everything is in good form any other ideas? – Abe Jul 20 '12 at 14:12
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Probably in your /etc/apt/sources.list there is http//: instead of http://. Check this file.

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It says i dont have permission? – Abe Jul 20 '12 at 3:40
from terminal use: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list or sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list. It will ask you your password. – Arhimed Jul 20 '12 at 5:31
Ok now i have access to the file but there nothing wrong with it the http:// is in the right protocol. theres no quotes around anything everything seems pretty much in place – Abe Jul 20 '12 at 14:11
Why don't you update your question and show your sources.list or at least give the link to a pastebin.com or something – César Jul 20 '12 at 14:18
(pastebin.com/yuB25JPx) – Abe Jul 20 '12 at 14:28
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I have resolved it just now by this command:

cd /etc/apt ; sudo rm sources.list ; mv sources.list~ sources.list
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