Questions tagged [software-sources]
Questions about managing software sources/repositories in Ubuntu. This can be done graphically through System Settings > Software Sources or from the command line through APT's CLI tools or editing /etc/apt/sources.list and related files.
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Unable to access sources
On trying to update today to sort out a whole host of other issues I got this:
"E: Malformed entry 1 in sources file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/third-party.sources (URI parse)
E: The list of sources ...
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How to rebuild driver module from source
I want to use my atheros wifi card to create a 5 ghz access point. Unfortunately, this requires patching the ath10k driver as described here: https://github.com/twisteroidambassador/arch-linux-ath-...
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My sources list in Ubuntu has changed locations and it is creating issues installing software
When trying to install software, I get the below. I am still learning and need to find out what happened.
E: Malformed entry 1 in sources file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/third-party.sources (URI parse)
E:...
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Ubuntu 22.04 :: /etc/apt/sources.list :: Failed to fetch ... 404 Not Found [duplicate]
/etc/apt$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
/etc/apt$ uname -a
5.15.148-tegra #1 SMP PREEMPT ...
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Ubuntu 25.04 Error: Malformed entry 3 in sources file [duplicate]
While doing a custom Ubuntu 25.04 installation by command line, I responded affirmatively to modernizing query as shown here:
root@ubuntu:~# apt update
Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 25.04 _Plucky Puffin_ - ...
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What are the respective files when specifying a software source suite by an exact path?
man 5 sources.list tells: "suite can specify an exact path, in which case the components must be omitted and suite must end with a slash (/)." Can you give an example of such a source ...
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Problem adding PGP key to a DEB822 style file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
I am trying to create a file for vs code in /etc/apt/sources.list.d in the DEB822 style from the examples in man sources.list. I also read in man apt-key that apt-key add is deprecated. I have the ...
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Can't launch "Software & Updates" anymore
I went to the right folder to correct the following error
E: Malformed entry 1 in sources file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/third-party.sources (URI parse)
Its content is below:
Types: deb
URIs: cdrom:[...
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How to convert apt repository in `.list` format to `.sources` format
There are already some good answers here about the difference between the .list/one-liner and .sources/DEB822 formats and here about the new 24.04 default.
The ubuntu upgrader seems to be able to ...
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Regenerate sources.list?/
I have a messed up sources.list file on Oracular. I think I did this. I was getting errors and no updates for mythtv, so I used the cat command to list the contents of sources.list from a working ...
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Is it safe to restrain my `/etc/apt/sources.list` file to amd64 architecture to save space? [closed]
I want to save disk space in /var/lib/apt/lists/, so I restrained my /etc/apt/sources.list file to amd64 architecture like this:
deb [arch=amd64] http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main ...
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Location of Casper source files
I have Ubuntu 24.04 and installed the Casper source file package.
Which directory can I find the C source files?
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Malformed entry 2 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-http_archive_ubuntu_com_ubuntu-jammy.list (Component) [duplicate]
Malformed entry 2 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-http_archive_ubuntu_com_ubuntu-jammy.list (Component)
I'm running Lubuntu Jammy and get the above error. I'm not good at ...
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How do I remove a malformed line from my ubuntu.sources?
This question is an obvious updated version of How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?. In Ubuntu 24.04 and later Ubuntu software sources have been moved to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/...
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After upgrade to 24.04 How to enable 3rd party sources back that were disabled in upgraded process?
Im on kubuntu with Kubuntu software center "Discover"
In settings i think in 22.04 was option to see sources that were added after installing deb packages with their 3rf party sources.
I ...
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