Ubuntu
update-manager package

'E:Malformed line 38 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)'

Bug #677698 reported by Paul
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When I try Update Manager I get this message. How do I fix this?

Could not initialize the package information

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:Malformed line 38 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)'

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

You need to examine line 38 in /etc/apt/sources.list and determine what is wrong with it compared to the other lines. You could possible comment out the line - however then packages from that repository would not be updated.

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RedSingularity (redsingularity) wrote :

Sorry for such a delayed response. Are you still having the problem?

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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RedSingularity (redsingularity) wrote :

Closing due to inactivity.

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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