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I get the following error:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message: E:Malformed line 56 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse), E:The list of sources could not be read., E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I know that the problem is the line 56 in source list, but I did all that says in "How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?" because it's a '[duplicate]' of my first question, but the problem remains even with each proposed solution, what else can I do?

When I type in the Terminal gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list I get:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release i386 (20121017.2)]/ quantal main restricted

See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to

newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted

Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the

distribution.

deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted

N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu

team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any

review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.

deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe

N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu

team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to

your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in

multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu

security team.

deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse

N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as

extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes

newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.

Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review

or updates from the Ubuntu security team.

deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse

Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's

'partner' repository.

This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the

respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner

This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party

developers who want to ship their latest software.

deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main deb-src socio http://archive.canonical.com/ precisa deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main

Obviously I must say that I'm new on this, so I will appreciate your help.

And thanks to -Eliah Kagan- to teach me how to put the 'sources.list' it was exactly what I wanted to do in first place but I didn't know how to do it, Thanks a lot.

1 Answers1

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Remove the line before the last one:

deb-src socio http://archive.canonical.com/ precisa

Seems like you've edited it manually and made mistakes. This line does not indicate anything specific (main, partner, etc.), so I won't know what this line was supposed to be.

After removing and saving the file, update the packages sources, e.g. sudo apt-get update, or click Check in the System update manager.

By the way, I don't see how the broader How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list? question does not cover this.

gertvdijk
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