Error in apt-get for SourceForge

In followed the guide lines on the site but after running sudo apt-get update I get an error.

W: Failed to fetch http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt/dists/all/Release Unable to find expected entry 'main/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

New at this so I don't really know what this means, as far as where I went wrong.

The instruction page is a little different than my verson, but it seamed to go well until I verified.

Any help would be great.

DPMR

we would like to help you but its only possible with your sources list. show us your sources.list with

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

niverse multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's

'partner' repository.

This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the

respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner

This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party

developers who want to ship their latest software.

deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main deb-src http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

DPMR said: In followed the guide lines on the site but after running sudo apt-get update I get an error.

W: Failed to fetch http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt/dists/all/Release Unable to find expected entry 'main/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

Could be you just got directed to a borked sourceforge mirror. Just try the 'sudo apt-get update' again a few times and see if this goes away. Let know how that goes.

DPMR; Hello ;

I see two points in your sources list file that needs addressing: The first is :

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pro...la/mozilla/apt all main

Should be expanded to this URL:

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main
deb-src http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main

Copy paste into your sources list file (make a back up prior to editing !) Not real sure about that "all" ?????? _ never seen that option in the field before - maybe Mozilla accepts that format(?).

2nd: oneiric has reached end of life and is no longer supported. If this fetch line is a duplicate of one for precise, then delete these lines. Else change "oneric" to "precicse".

Give it a run and let us know the results.

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Bashing-om said: DPMR; Hello ;

Should be expanded to this URL:

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main
deb-src http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main

Actually ubuntuzilla doesn't host sources, only mozilla-built binaries. so deb-src won't do anything even if you try to apt-get source. So his one line,

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main

should be just fine.

Copy paste into your sources list file (make a back up prior to editing !) Not real sure about that "all" ?????? _ never seen that option in the field before - maybe Mozilla accepts that format(?).

The ubuntuzilla (mozilla) binaries are not distribution-version specific, they're the same for any ubuntu/debian version. Hence they just live under 'all'.

2nd: oneiric has reached end of life and is no longer supported. If this fetch line is a duplicate of one for precise, then delete these lines. Else change "oneric" to "precicse".

Yes, that seems weird, that he's mixing precise and oneiric. You're right, if he's running precise, should probably edit that. That said, it should not have anything to do with the ubuntuzilla repo failing.