Re: help this pops up when i go to use update manager

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From: James C
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:39

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On 23/07/08 20:52, gary wrote:
>> Could not initialize the package information
>>
>> A unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package 
>> information.
>>
>> Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and 
>> include the following error message:
>>
>> 'E:Type '“deb' is not known on line 70 in source list 
>> /etc/apt/sources.list, E:The list of sources could not be read.'
> 
> Hi all I have no idea what this means but i do not think its a good 
> thing and am wondering how i fix it i am not real good
> 
> with computer talk so if someone would kindly tell me how to fix it 
> would be tops thanks Gary
> 
> P.S.sorry my english is poor but that it is a new language to me

Try this:  run

   gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

If line 70 starts with the text

   "deb

then delete the "

If it ends with " delete the final " too.

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