[SOLVED] Sources.list removed and i have problem

[Fathi]

by mistake i have delete my sources.list file from /etc/apt/
now i can't update anything or install any thing all i have an error message i am using linux mint 18 (Sarah)
i need help with that error:

E: Malformed entry 2 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list (URI parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

[minitux]

post terminal output of

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inxi -Sr

[JerryF]

If you used your file manager to accidentally delete the file, check your trash. It may be in there and if it is, you can restore it.

[Flemur]

by mistake i have delete my sources.list file from /etc/apt/
now i can't update anything or install any thing all i have an error message i am using linux mint 18 (Sarah)
i need help with that error:

E: Malformed entry 2 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list (URI parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.

So you have two problems. What does your /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list file look like?

FWIW, Here are my files for Mint 18.2 - not much to them (my only added repo is for wine).

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$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 18 _Sarah_ - Release amd64 20160607]/ xenial contrib main non-free

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$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main

[minitux]

I did not see this

i have delete my sources.list file from /etc/apt/

@Fathi in addition to

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inxi -Sr

post also

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ls -1 /etc/apt

However, in /etc/apt/sources.list on Mint as there is nothing useful (Mint is not Ubuntu)

Mint Repositories are in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list, for this reason, even if you've deleted /etc/apt/sources.list you did not make any damage and the only damage, it may be just what you listed in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list

[karlchen]

Hi, Fathi.

On Linux Mint 18 Sarah, you can launch Software Sources from the Mint Menu. At the bottom of the Software Sources application window, there is a button to restore the default repository configuration.


(Click the screenshot to enlarge. Press <alt><cursor_left> to return here.)

The category buttons [PPAs] and [Additional Repositories] offer the chance of correcting the configured PPAs and Additional Repositories.

But first of all it may be wise to do as minitux wrote. Provide the screen output of

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inxi -Sr

please.

HTH,
Karl

[Fathi]

Thanks to everyone But it still the same problem i can't do anything it still the same problem
when i type in Terminal i "sudo apt-get update " and this what disappear to me
and when i click in Restore the default settings i get 2 image



-- i get the resource.list file from live CD and copy it to directory /etc/apt/ but same problem

[minitux]

you have not done anything that was suggested to you, you have to post the outputs of the commands from the terminal ....

anyway, meanwhile, do this

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gksudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-package-repositories.list

and delete all in this file, and then save the file and close it.
then

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sudo apt-get update

and post the output

and post also the terminal output of

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inxi -Sr

and

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ls -1 /etc/apt

as we have already said before

[Fathi]

Thanks it works thanks for everyone

[JerryF]

Great!

Please edit your first post and insert [SOLVED] at the beginning of the Subject line.

[minitux]

Thanks it works thanks for everyone

Good

[intro]

I accidentally deleted my /etc/apt/sources.list
The output of inxi -Sr

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System: My name :lol:   Kernel: 4.15.0-39-genericx86_64. Bits: 64. Console:ttyl (as my cinnamon gui crashed)  Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara

Repos: No repo data detected. 

I have cleared all the additional repos and ppas.

Now just need the sources.list so that i can add it with nano...please help

[Moem]

Intro's thread is here. Since we don't want or or need a second thread about the same problem, and this one is old and also solved, time to lock this one.