Could not initialize the package information
This bug report was converted into a question: question #64332: Could not initialize the package information.
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
The update manager was cancelled when it was trying to update for the first time after installing Ubuntu. when i try to open the update manager the following error msg is shown .....
E:Type 'ain' is not known on line 63 in source list /etc/apt/
I have tried the following
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
but it again shows the same error
I am using Ubuntu 8.10
- the Intrepid Ibex - released in October 2008.
| Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
Thanks for your bugreport.
I concert this to a question, please edit the file
/etc/apt/
and go to line "63" there and put a "#" in front of the line.