Hot answers tagged software-sources
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How bad are duplicate entries in sources.list?
I don’t know how bad it is, but i don’t like sudo apt-get update showing me duplicate entries.
By the way its not that bad, its just showing you that you have duplicate entries.
SourcesList
The sources.list file is a key factor in adding or upgrading applications to your Ubuntu installation. This is also ...
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Command-line/Server Instructions
Backports are enabled by default, here's how you can check to make sure they are turned on.
Ensuring Backports are enabled
To enable the backports manually make sure the following line is in your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu release-backports main restricted universe multiverse
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This a a one line command to enter in terminal,
What is a terminal and how do I open and use it?
To use it you would paste the entire command in the terminal:
wget -qO - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
But of course it is daunting just copying and pasting commands without knowing what they are doing an having no instructions on ...
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Please try to edit your sources.list file by dropping sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list in a terminal (your password may be asked), after which you will have the options to enable "Line Numbers" in the Menu Edit/Preferences of gEdit and clicking the "Display line numbers" checkbox, then manually go to the Line 57 or by using "Search/Go to line" (Ctrl+I does ...
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Files are located in /etc/apt/ so edit them with sudo
You have the same line in sources.list and in sources.list.d/precise-partner.list which is:
sources.list:
deb http//archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
sources.list.d/precise-partner.list
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
I see another error in the sources.list, the ...
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Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to fix the broken lines.
To do this, run this command in a Terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Find and comment or delete line 59. It should look like:
deb http://repository.spotify.com ...
Save the file and quit the text editor. Then run this command in a terminal:
sudo apt-get update
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