E:Type 'deb' is not known on line 39.....

SurfCHimp · 04-02-2007, 04:02 PM

Can someone help me. I am running XUbuntu 6.06

I have tried to install AutoMatix by following the instructions here:
http://www.getautomatix.com/wiki/ind...tion&Itemid=38

The install fails when I type " sudo apt-get update"
the error returned is: E: Type 'deb' is not known on line 39 in source list /etc/apt/source.list

as a result of this, my package manager shows the same error but with the added line "E: Unable to lock the list directory"

pljvaldez · 04-02-2007, 04:06 PM

can you post the contents of the file /etc/apt/sources.list?

SurfCHimp · 04-02-2007, 04:12 PM

Here is the contents of it

Quote:

#
deb cdrom:[Xubuntu 6.06.1 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060807)]/ dapper main restricted

deb cdrom:[Xubuntu 6.06.1 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060807)]/ dapper main restricted

deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## 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
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe main restricted
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## 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://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt dapper main”
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt dapper main”
“deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt dapper main”
deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt dapper main

pljvaldez · 04-02-2007, 04:16 PM

At the bottom, I would delete the three lines with the quotes and just leave the last line without the quotes.

SurfCHimp · 04-02-2007, 04:24 PM

Thank you, all is fixed now