Do you have a file called sources.list~ in /etc/apt? If so, that's a backup your editor made for you before you broke sources.list. In that case, you could cp sources.list~ sources.list <enter.> and wipe out your mistake. If not, you're using the wrong editor. I recommend emacs or xemacs for future use if you used the wrong editor if for no other reason than insurance.
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011, Alan Hutchinson wrote: > Hi there I was wondering you could enlighten me regarding the > "APT/SOURCES.LIST", I inadvertently messed them up, and when I go to do an > upgrade I get about 400 packages or so, it all started ,when I was tinkering > with my apt sources.list,and had not a clue what I was doing, I added a new > line for squeeze packages update ,which line should I comment out ,of my apt > sources.list ? > # > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.7 _Lenny_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 > 20101127-16:55]/ lenny main > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.7 _Lenny_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 > 20101127-16:55]/ lenny main > > deb http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/ lenny main > deb-src http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/ lenny main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main > > deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > > > > > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free > "sources.list.save" 22L, 828C > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Freeman <hew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 04:59:11PM -0700, evenso wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 07:25:43PM -0400, Chris Brennan wrote: > > > > While I am not new to Linux/*BSD, I am new to the Debian way of things. > > What > > > > is the proper way of modifying /etc/apt/sources.list. As it stands, I > > am > > > > running with the basic sources.list and am curious as to what gets > > added > > > > where to sources.list? > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. If you're looking for fun and danger with your sources.list: > > > > https://sites.google.com/site/mydebiansourceslist/ > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Freeman > > > > "Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. NO (or Linux) is > > the > > answer." --Somebody > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110315001231.GA11967@Europa.office > > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.00.1103220440140.78...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
