Comment 12 for bug 368508

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Bob (bbrazie) wrote : Re: [Bug 368508] Re: don't crash on incorrect values or errors

Thanks but what did I do wrong?

bob@bob-laptop:~$ echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed
restricted
> main multiverse universe" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed restricted
main multiverse universe
bob@bob-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type 'main' is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
bob@bob-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude -t jaunty-proposed install libical0
E: Type 'main' is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: Type 'main' is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Type 'main' is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
bob@bob-laptop:~$

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On Tuesday 12 May 2009 15:30:26 Luke Anderson wrote:
> @Bob, please ignore the above comment and please copy and paste the
> following exact three lines into the terminal, enter your user password
> (Not root password) when asked:-
>
> echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed restricted
> main multiverse universe" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> sudo apt-get update
>
> sudo aptitude -t jaunty-proposed install libical0
>
> Please let me know if you need any assistance beyond the above (The
> terminal is under Applications > Accessories)