How do you fix the malformed etc APT sources list?

How do you fix the malformed etc APT sources list?

Edit the file mentioned in the error to fix the broken lines.

1. To do this, run this command (press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a Terminal): sudo -H gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.
2. Save the file and quit the text editor.

How do you fix e the list of sources could not be read could not be read error?

3 Answers

1. rm /etc/apt/sources.list.
2. nano /etc/apt/sources.list.
3. paste the following and save: deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib.

How do I recover my source list files?

4 Answers

1. Mount the CD.
2. Mount the filesystem file from the CD: sudo mount -o loop /media/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs /mnt.
3. Copy the sources.list file over: sudo cp {/mnt,}/etc/apt/sources.list.
4. Change the file permissions if necessary: sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/sources.list.

Do you need to re-register to update repository list?

I am afraid the information that you were given is incorrect. You do NOT need to re-register in order to show an updated repository list after changing content views server-side. You can do either of: This does not work. With Satellite 6.2 it wasn’t work, now I had the opportunity to test it with 6.4 as well and still no success.

How to fix an error in my apt sources list?

And now, when I type sudo apt-get update or open the Update Manager, the system just shows me the error message: E: Type ‘ [some repository]’ is not known on line 62 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read.**

Where is the malformed entry in ROS latest list?

Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list (Component) E: The list of sources could not be read. Something probably went wrong during initial setup of the ROS package repository sources. Most likely this section of the tutorial.

How to update available repositories for client-Red Hat?

It’s interesting that on some servers registered with the same key, available repository list gets updated with “subscription-manager refresh” command, other require the host re-registering. Any solution as I’m faced with the same issue?