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E: Malformed line 41 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse) E: The list of sources could not be read. Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Asked by finny

Does the Ubuntu 8.04 CD have a repair option? I've posted two questions on issues that have come up on my notebook using Ubuntu 8.04. Until these problems arose the system operating flawlessly. (the two posts are: 44695 & 44791)

I'm thinking that in order to fix the underlining problem I need to repair the installation. Would running the installation CD wipe out the existing installation thus requiring my reconfiguring the system back?

Thanks in advance for your time in answering my question.

marcus

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This question was originally filed as bug #416872.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs .

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

If you run:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and read line 41, what does it say?

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#3

cat /etc/apt/sources-list

Post it here.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Copy and paste the content of the /etc/apt/sources.list here...

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