E: Malformed line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list [absolute dist] E: The list

[Shabakthanai]

E: Malformed line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (absolute dist)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

First Google started to work poorly, very slow to move from link to link. Next, Netflix just stopped working.

When I enter: sudo apt-get update, I get the above error entry.

I am very confused about what is going on and need help, but I really do not know what question to ask. Can anyone help me from what I have written in this post?

Has Google search become very slow for everyone? Thanks!

[kubicle]

E: Malformed line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (absolute dist)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

This error means that you have a malformed repository line (line number 57 doesn't follow syntax correctly) in your sources.list file.

Post the output of:

sed -n 57p /etc/apt/sources.list

So we can get a look of what line 57 looks like

[Shabakthanai]

steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ sed -n 57p /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./ http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ deb-src ./
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$

This error means that you have a malformed repository line (line number 57 doesn't follow syntax correctly) in your sources.list file.

Post the output of:

sed -n 57p /etc/apt/sources.list

So we can get a look of what line 57 looks like

[oshunluvr]

Look like you're missing a carriage return there and some stuff is out of place. I think it should look like:

[COLOR=#333333]deb [/COLOR][URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL][COLOR=#333333] ./ 
[/COLOR]deb-src [URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL][COLOR=#333333] ./[/COLOR]

[Shabakthanai]

When I look at line #57, in the center of the line, the code reads “ ./ ./ deb-src.....” That doesn't look right. At the end of the same line, the line ends “ without './' which appears in other similar written lines.

Are these malformations that are talked about?

Here is the area in question in kate: (I added the line numbers to help out, hopefully.)

57 deb http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./ ,/ deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian /wheezy/
58 deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./ deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./
59 # deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./
60 # deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./

The following occured when I attempted to open a package manager:

An error occurred

The following details are provided:

E: Malformed line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (absolute dist)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Is this helpful?

[Snowhog]

57 deb http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./ ,/ deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian /wheezy/
58 deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./ deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./
59 # deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./
60 # deb-src http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/ ./

Make lines 57 and 58 look like this:

deb [URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL] ./
deb-src [URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL] ./

as oshunluvr stated.

[Shabakthanai]

Thanks, I can use my package manager again.

Make lines 57 and 58 look like this:

deb [URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL] ./
deb-src [URL]http://www.bunkus.org/debian/wheezy/[/URL] ./

as oshunluvr stated.