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Old 08-17-2013, 10:04 AM   #1
apurva1990
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Question How to change system file permission?


I am using ubuntu 10.04.I am getting below error while taking update.

Error:-
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:Type 'ain' is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-ppa-maverick.list'
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So,i want to change file in directory "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/" .

suggest me way to do it.

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Old 08-17-2013, 10:22 AM   #2
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Hi there,

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I am using ubuntu 10.04.I am getting below error while taking update.
oh well, even though Ubuntu 10.04 is an LTS, it's paleontology. The most recent version is 13.04, the most recent LTS is 12.04.
That being said ...

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Error:-
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:Type 'ain' is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-ppa-maverick.list'
That looks very much like you added an extra repository to your software sources and mistyped "ain" instead of "main".

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So,i want to change file in directory "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/".
Exactly. Become root (using sudo) and open /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-audio-dev-ppa-maverick.list in a text editor (nano, gedit, vi, vim, gvim, whatever you use each day). Search for the line containing the offending ppa line ... no, you don't have to search for it, as update manager clearly tells you it's line 3. Correct "ain" to "main", save the file, and try to repeat the update.

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Old 08-17-2013, 11:07 AM   #3
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As Doc CPU suggested you need to open the file and correct it.
Another good thing to do is use "Synaptic Package Manager" (it comes with ubuntu(system tools-administration-synaptic), you already have it there - as long as i am not wrong, they have removed it in later versions). In that, there is the option of changing the repositories. Since it needs root privileges you will be asked for the root password.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 11:16 AM   #4
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Hi there,

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Another good thing to do is use "Synaptic Package Manager"
indeed yes, I should've suggested that myself. But very often, I find editing a file just easier than opening some program and clicking through a maze of menus and dialogs. Yet you're right, using Synaptic package manager would be the way to go. And yes, in Ubuntu 10.04 it was definitely included in the default installation.

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Since it needs root privileges you will be asked for the root password.
In fact, Synaptic asks for a password on startup, but the password required here is the user's own - assuming that user has the right to use 'sudo'. If not, you'll have to launch Synaptic from the root account explicitly, which would be very unusual.

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Old 08-17-2013, 11:17 AM   #5
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Two things:
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS reached its end of life. This means that you won't get bugfixes and, worse, security updates. It is strongly recommended to use a supported version, like Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (supported until 2017)
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is codenamed Lucid, but you are using a PPA for its successor, Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed Maverick. Mixing systems up like that may damage your installation.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 11:47 AM   #6
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Hi there,

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS reached its end of life. This means that you won't get bugfixes and, worse, security updates. It is strongly recommended to use a supported version, like Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (supported until 2017)
I seem to remember there was something about a 5 year support period, and I thought they'd applied that retroactively to the older LTS's, too. I'm getting lost on the official Ubuntu website, but Wikipedia confirms my thought: 10.04 LTS still has about 20 months to live.

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is codenamed Lucid, but you are using a PPA for its successor, Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed Maverick. Mixing systems up like that may damage your installation.
Didn't realize that, but yes, that's a good point. How much a package actually depends on a certain OS version differs from one package to another; there are some that aren't version aware at all, as long as some basic prerequisites are given (like presence of certain standard libraries).
So this concern of yours may or may not be an issue in this case, but it was definitely worth mentioning.

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Old 08-17-2013, 01:05 PM   #7
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I seem to remember there was something about a 5 year support period, and I thought they'd applied that retroactively to the older LTS's, too.
Nope.
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I'm getting lost on the official Ubuntu website, but Wikipedia confirms my thought: 10.04 LTS still has about 20 months to live.
This is only true for the server edition, but not the desktop edition. This usually means that you won't see updates for GUI software, like browsers. Not having an up to date browser can be a serious security risk.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 01:56 PM   #8
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Been there, done that TobiSGD is right, 5 years only applies to the server edition of 10.04.

Having said that, I suggest that apurva1990 makes backups of his data and does a fresh install of 12.04
 
  


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