[solved] Sudo is not known on line 1 in source list Help Please

[lunabelle]

I'm trying to install a program and I've been having a lot of trouble with not being able to read sudo since it's not in the source list. I don't know how to fix it and I'm really confused. It says E: Type 'Sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list and that the list of sources could not be read.
I've tried looking at the sources list by running sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list in terminal and all it says is #deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 18.1 _Serena_ - Release amd64 20161213]/ xenial contrib main non-free

I can't install anything anymore and it's really frustrating and confusing. Any help on how to fix this would really be appreciated!

[gm10]

You have a bad entry in your repositories list. You can probably just remove it via Software Sources > Additional repositories and go through the list and disable/remove whatever has the word "sudo" in it. In case of doubt also go > Official Repositories > click on "Restore default settings".

If you're unsure, post output of

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inxi -Sr

[catweazel]

I'm trying to install a program and I've been having a lot of trouble with not being able to read sudo since it's not in the source list. I don't know how to fix it and I'm really confused. It says E: Type 'Sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list and that the list of sources could not be read.
I've tried looking at the sources list by running sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list in terminal and all it says is #deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 18.1 _Serena_ - Release amd64 20161213]/ xenial contrib main non-free

I can't install anything anymore and it's really frustrating and confusing. Any help on how to fix this would really be appreciated!

Please post the exact command you are using, and the exact error message, in full.

[karlchen]

Hello, Lunabelle.

Note:
The word sudo must occur in any software sources list file.
sudo is a terminal command, which permits you to execute other commands with the privileges of user root. (comparable to "Run as administrator" on Windows.)

Finding the offensive sources list file:

• Please, open a terminal window. Execute the commandline

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  inxi -Sr

  exactly as it has been typed here. Mark the complete screen output which inxi will display and paste it into your next reply.
• Next execute this terminal command

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  sudo apt-get update

  Mark the complete screen output which apt-get will display and paste it into your next reply.

This should tell where precisely the word sudo is found, although it should not be present.

Regards,
Karl

[lunabelle]

Thanks for the help!!
From the first command:

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System:    Host: delilah-Latitude-E6430 Kernel: 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7  Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
           deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/maarten-baert-simplescreenrecorder-xenial.list
           deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder/ubuntu xenial main
           deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder/ubuntu xenial main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt update
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
           deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
           deb http://packages.linuxmint.com serena main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
           deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free

and then I ran the second command and it just says

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E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong or what I'm missing or why sudo still isn't working though
I think I need to go into the sources and fix it? But I'm not sure

[lunabelle]

I'm trying to install a program and I've been having a lot of trouble with not being able to read sudo since it's not in the source list. I don't know how to fix it and I'm really confused. It says E: Type 'Sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list and that the list of sources could not be read.
I've tried looking at the sources list by running sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list in terminal and all it says is #deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 18.1 _Serena_ - Release amd64 20161213]/ xenial contrib main non-free

I can't install anything anymore and it's really frustrating and confusing. Any help on how to fix this would really be appreciated!

Please post the exact command you are using, and the exact error message, in full.

I was trying to install obs studio and it says to run
sudo apt install ffmpeg

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install obs-studio

and I ran the first command and it just said

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E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

[Pjotr]

PPA hell.... Start by disabling all non-official repo's, except those for Google Chrome and maybe Spotify.

[lunabelle]

PPA hell.... Start by disabling all non-official repo's, except those for Google Chrome and maybe Spotify.

Oh gosh
Sorry but how do I do that?

[gm10]

Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt update

These are your sudo bug. Solution is

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list

Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main

The duplication here is also not good. Solution is Menu > Software Sources > Additional repositories and from there remove them until only one of them is left (or none if you don't use Wine).

Last but not least:

Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main

This isn't a problem as such but it's the wrong release, regardless. Since we already nuked the mono-official-stable above since it was malformed I suggested to fix this as well by removing it like this:

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

If are using mono then go to their homepage and find how to add the correct repositories for your release.

Once you're done with it all, run

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apt update

[lunabelle]

Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt update

These are your sudo bug. Solution is

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list

Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main

The duplication here is also not good. Solution is Menu > Software Sources > Additional repositories and from there remove them until only one of them is left (or none if you don't use Wine).

Last but not least:

Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main

This isn't a problem as such but it's the wrong release, regardless. Since we already nuked the mono-official-stable above since it was malformed I suggested to fix this as well by removing it like this:

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

If are using mono then go to their homepage and find how to add the correct repositories for your release.

Once you're done with it all, run

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apt update

I think that fixed it!! Thank you so much!!

[catweazel]

These are your sudo bug. Solution is

Nice work.