help with Adept Manager

[sauvik]

I installed Kubuntu 7.04 on my laptop today. I wanted to install some softwares :

I made a change by mistake in the repository list of Adept Package Manager..

Now when i want to open it it won't open.
If i try to run the apt-get update command, it gives the following error :

E: Type 'ftp://ftp.iitb.ac.in' is not known on line 44 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list

How can i undo this ?

[dibl]

Re: help with Adept Manager

Yep. You need to take that line back out of the sources list.

Open your konsole window, and type

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

kate is your text editor, and by prefacing the command with "kdesu", you have opened kate with "Super User" power -- this way you will be able to save edits to your system files.

With kate open and your file in view, scroll down to line 44, which should begin with "ftp ....". CAREFULLY delete ONLY that line, and then choose "File, Save" and exit kate.

Adept should now be good to go, unless there's more mischief left over from your little adventure.

[sauvik]

Re: help with Adept Manager

i tried your method but i get the following error :

kdesu: cannot connect to X server

in fact, i'm getting a similar error for any application :
konqueror: cannot connect to X server

[sauvik]

Re: help with Adept Manager

no problem solved... thanks a lot.