Update Manager Problem

[RedSky27]

Hello my problem is my update manager, I have linux mint 19
"Could not refresh the list of updates
Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list (Component),
The list of sources could not be read.


Could not refresh the list of updates"
Thanks for your help

[RedSky27]

Also, in Software Manger it just loads "Generating cache, one moment"
It's been doing this for like 20 minutes

[RedSky27]

Also, with Driver Manager
Failed to load the package list
This is a serious problem. Try again later. If this problem appears again, please report an error to the developers.
E:Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list (Component), E:The list of sources could not be read.

[karlchen]

Hello, Redsky27.

As the error messages, which you had posted in your first message, clearly tells:
The software sources list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list holds an invalid line.

Please, open a terminal window. Execute the command cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list Mark the screen output which will be displayed. Paste it in your next reply. This will reveal why the file content is wrong.

A quick workaround, which will permit Update Manager, Software Manager and Driver Manager to function again, is renaming the offending file. By renaming it, it will not be used; but it can still be corrected and renamed back later on.
Execute the terminal command

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sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list.save

Software Manager, Update Manager and Driver Manager use the same set of software sources list files. This is why they all 3 complain about the same malformed file. Fixing it for one of them will fix it for all 3.

HTH,
Karl

[RedSky27]

Hello
https://imgur.com/a/ewQH2Ss (The screenshot for when i executed that command.

Thanks for your help!!

[karlchen]

Hello, RedSky27.

In the text line deb http://download.rethinkdb.com/apt main the nickname of the Ubuntu release seems to be missing, which your Mint is based on.
As you use Mint 19, the missing nickname will be bionic.

Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list with root permissions in a text editor and insert the appropriate nickname before main.

Best regards,
Karl
--
P.S.: a note on the screenshot:
For the future ...
As the commandline cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list porduces pure text output, there is no need to take a screenshot.
Instead you can mark the text with your mouse like on Windows. Next you can paste it into a forum post e.g.
Saves you the hassle of uploading a screenshot somewhere and posting the link.
Saves me the hassle of typing the displayed line, because I could use copy and paste instead.

[gm10]

In the text line deb http://download.rethinkdb.com/apt main the nickname of the Ubuntu release seems to be missing, which your Mint is based on.
As you use Mint 19, the missing nickname will be bionic.

Don't get ahead of yourself. That repo hasn't been updated in over a year and does not support bionic: http://download.rethinkdb.com/apt/dists/

Therefore I suggest a different solution, namely to remove it:

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list

If you prefer GUI, there's always Mint's Software Source tool.

[karlchen]

Hi, gm10.

OK. I had not checked whether the repo in question actually supported bionic (Ubuntu 18.04 ~ Mint 19).
In my initial post I had suggested renaming the offending sources list file in order to work around the existing incorrect content.
This way it could have been fixed later and renamed back.
No hint whether this part of my initial advice has been followed.

Karl

[catweazel]

https://rethinkdb.com/blog/rethinkdb-shutdown/

Today I have sad news to share. After more than seven years of development, the company behind RethinkDB is shutting down. We worked very hard to make RethinkDB successful, but in spite of all our efforts we were ultimately unable to build a sustainable business. There is a lot of information to unpack – over the next few months, I’ll write about lessons learned so the startup community can benefit from our mistakes.

[karlchen]

OK. I see. And that announcement was made 2 years ago, October 05, 2016.

[mbuso]

Hello my problem is my update manager, I have linux mint 19
"Could not refresh the list of updates
Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.list (Component),
The list of sources could not be read.


Could not refresh the list of updates"
Thanks for your help

I have a similar problem but mine spits out this message:
E:Malformed entry 5 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list (Suite), E:The list of sources could not be read.

I was trying out things I found in the forum to try and install the winehq update that kept on failing to retrieve some files.

Some of the code I ran resulted in this problem.

Please assist.

[philotux]

E:Malformed entry 5 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list (Suite), E:The list of sources could not be read.

Please post the terminal output for:

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inxi -S

and

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cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 

[mbuso]

Output for: inxi -S
System: Host: mbuso-OptiPlex-790 Kernel: 4.4.0-141-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7
Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena

Output for: cat /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/
sudo apt-add-repository deb

[philotux]

Output for: inxi -S
System: Host: mbuso-OptiPlex-790 Kernel: 4.4.0-141-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7
Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena

Output for: cat /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/
sudo apt-add-repository deb

Copy, paste and run in a terminal:

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

when prompted for password, type it in followed by enter. In the file that opens, keep only the first line and delete all the rest. Save and close the file. Now in a terminal:

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sudo apt update

[mbuso]

Thanks a lot. SOLVED!!

[philotux]

Thanks a lot. SOLVED!!

You are welcome! That's good to know!

[one pound]

[SOLVED] philotux that worked! many thanks indeed, I was in despair all evening gone.

But its not on my computer

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

it's

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sudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list

for me - gksudo the OS complains.

[karlchen]

Hi, one pound.

The commands gksudo and gksu have disappeared from many distributions between the end of 2018 and the end of 2021 (3 years). This thread had had not update for almost 3 years, before you revived it.

Regards,
Karl