managers seem to be working so I guess all is well. I even just installed a
> grep -r 'medi' /etc/apt
>
> They're breaking things somehow, remove/comment medibuntu ppa's, apt-get
> update.
>
> -mb
>
>
>
> On 12/18/2013 11:24 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>
> That did it! What is the recommended sources.list now?
> This is what is in it presently:
>
> deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ nadia main upstream import
> deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted universe
> multiverse
> deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted
> universe multiverse
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-security main restricted
> universe multiverse
> deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ quantal partner
> # deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu quantal-getdeb apps
> # deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu quantal-getdeb games
>
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d says:
>
> dhor-myway-quantal.list
> dhor-myway-quantal.list.save
> google-talkplugin.list
> google-talkplugin.list.save
> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list
> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list.save
> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list
> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list.save
> libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list
> libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list.save
> local-repository.list
> local-repository.list.save
> otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list
> otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list.save
> team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list
> team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list.save
>
> what if I were to move the lines in sources.list.d into sources.list?
> one final question for tonight: what is the purpose of sources.list.save
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
>
>> It doesn't matter what the file names are, it's what's inside that counts.
>>
>> grep -ri medibuntu /etc/apt/
>>
>> If the above spits out anything, you'll know what file to edit.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> On 12/18/2013 09:51 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>
>>> Good plan. Unfortunately 'medibuntu' is not to be found
>>> in /etc/apt/sources.list.d . Further, when looked in /var/lib/apt/lists/
>>> some of the medibuntus I had deleted were back.
>>>
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep medibuntu
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ ls
>>> dhor-myway-quantal.list
>>> dhor-myway-quantal.list.save
>>> google-talkplugin.list
>>> google-talkplugin.list.save
>>> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list
>>> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list.save
>>> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list
>>> libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list.save
>>> libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list
>>> libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list.save
>>> local-repository.list
>>> local-repository.list.save
>>> otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list
>>> otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list.save
>>> team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list
>>> team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list.save
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/
>>> |grep medibuntu
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en
>>>
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com
>>> <mailto:brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks like you removed the package database that apt creates from a
>>> package repository entry. All you need to do to get rid of a
>>> repository is to delete the config file for it out of the apt config
>>> at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/<a___file_in_here.list> or to remove the
>>>
>>> line from the config file at /etc/apt/sources.list.
>>>
>>> After you've done that, just run "apt-get update" and it will clean
>>> out all the repositories that don't exist anymore as well as update
>>> all the ones that still do.
>>>
>>> After that, symantic should start working again.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/18/2013 02:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>> oops.... what am I doing wrong? I remove the files:
>>>
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep
>>> medibuntu
>>>
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_free_binary-i386___Packages
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_free_i18n_Translation-__en
>>>
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_free_i18n_Translation-__en%5fUS
>>>
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_non-free_binary-i386___Packages
>>>
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_non-free_i18n___Translation-en
>>>
>>> packages.medibuntu.org_dists___quantal_non-free_i18n___Translation-en%5fUS
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cd /var/lib/apt/lists/
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/__lib/apt/lists$ sudo rm -rf
>>> *medibuntu*
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/__lib/apt/lists$ ls
>>> /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep
>>> medibuntu
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/__lib/apt/lists$ sudo synaptic
>>>
>>>
>>> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set_data:
>>> assertion
>>> `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>>>
>>> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer
>>> instance
>>>
>>> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data:
>>> assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>>>
>>> and synaptic opens, then ubuntu's update manager is run to
>>> update the
>>> system and it tells me:
>>>
>>> Failed to fetch
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/Release.gpg
>>>
>>> <http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/Release.gpg>
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/free/binary-__i386/Packages
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/binary-i386/Packages>
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/non-free/binary-__i386/Packages
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/binary-i386/Packages
>>> >
>>> Something
>>> wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No
>>> address
>>> associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/free/i18n/__Translation-en_US
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/i18n/Translation-en_US>
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/free/i18n/__Translation-en
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/i18n/Translation-en>
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/__Translation-en_US
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US
>>> >
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Failed to fetch
>>>
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/__dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/__Translation-en
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/Translation-en
>>> >
>>> Something wicked happened resolving
>>> 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5
>>> - No address associated with hostname)
>>> Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or
>>> old ones
>>> used instead.
>>>
>>> I then clicked update and now it says my system is up to date
>>> but when
>>> 'refresh' is clicked I still get the medibuntu error?
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Michael Havens
>>> <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM, sean ritzler
>>> <sean.a.ritzler@gmail.com <mailto:sean.a.ritzler@gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:sean.a.ritzler@gmail.__com
>>>
>>> <mailto:sean.a.ritzler@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The medibuntu repo has been shut down. You'll want to
>>> remove any
>>> mention of it from your list of repositories.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Michael Havens
>>> <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>> > I can't get my packaage managers to work. For
>>> instance: I
>>> open synaptic and
>>> > after it loads an info window appears that says:
>>> >
>>> > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>>> > E: Problem with MergeList
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.__medibuntu.org_dists_quantal___free_i18n_Translation-en
>>>
>>>
>>> > E: The package lists or status file could not be
>>> parsed or
>>> opened.
>>> > E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
>>> >
>>> > Please, how do I fix this?
>>> > :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>> >
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