could anyone plz help i been having trouble with lmde update

[ganeshanair]

when ever i try apt-get update they say i have duplication and i should do apt-get again but i try it again and no change at all
here is how the repository looks like

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
# deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
# deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
# deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free
deb http://suwako.nomanga.net/debian sid main contrib
deb-src http://suwako.nomanga.net/debian sid main contrib
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://frickelplatz.de/debian/ sid main
deb-src http://frickelplatz.de/debian/ sid main

and i changed some but it still shows this
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.linuxmint.com_dists_debian_main_binary-amd64_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/upstream amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.linuxmint.com_dists_debian_upstream_binary-amd64_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/import amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.linuxmint.com_dists_debian_import_binary-amd64_Packages)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

could anyone plz help

[zerozero]

can you open a terminal and post here the output of

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inxi -Sr

(it's a capital S)

[ganeshanair]

here it is

System: Host whitefang Kernel 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Distro Linux Mint Debian Edition
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://suwako.nomanga.net/debian sid main contrib
deb-src http://suwako.nomanga.net/debian sid main contrib
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://frickelplatz.de/debian/ sid main
deb-src http://frickelplatz.de/debian/ sid main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bimsebasse-cinnamonextras.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bimsebasse/cin ... ras/ubuntu oneiric main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bimsebasse/cin ... ras/ubuntu oneiric main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ squeeze main

[zerozero]

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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import

is duplicated, mintupdate will complain about that.
the use of the ppa's it's your choice (they are in no way recommended to use in debian-based distros)

[ganeshanair]

thx alot man i fixed it and i know bro but i only use them if they become very neccesary to me like wine