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E: Type 'wget' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Type 'wget' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

I've been through everything, resetting repositories/sources, and when I did that it seemed to mess up further, now I have the little circle with a white line running through it in the top right of my screen. Have spent over a day trying to resolve this and I can't install anything at all. I even made a new account hoping it would reset my settings, which seemed to work for a minute (red circle went away) but then it seemed to go right back to how it was. Sorry if I missed any crucial information, this is my third day using Ubuntu.

The link you sent me definitely helped something but in the end the same message. Here's what's happening:

it's looking like I have the same issue with spotify going on, which was previously workng.

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Somehow you didn't follow the instructions on how to install runescape. You ended up coping the install instructions file to /etc/apt/sources.list.d, instead of executing the file or the commands contained therein.

So, do the following (best to use copy and paste for the blue commands):

  1. start terminal from the Unity dashboard and enter the commands in blue, shown below.

  2. sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.list ~/Desktop/runescape_install.sh

  3. sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.list.bk

    If you get errors in step #2, stop here. Report back.

  4. cd ~/Desktop

  5. sudo chown camshas:camshas runescape_install.sh

  6. sudo apt-get update

    If there are any further errors in step 6, report back with exact details.

  7. cd ~/Desktop

  8. cat runescape_install.sh

  9. select all of the text output, right-click on the selected text, and choose copy

  10. right-click on any blank area in the terminal window, and select paste, and hit the enter key. Enter your password when prompted.

update: the user was changing things on his own while I was trying to assist. Ignore steps 1-10, I deleted the runescape files in /etc/apt/source.list.d, and instructed the user to start install from the beginning, following the instructions found at https://www.runescape.com/download.

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