problem with apt source

[kaiseroskilo]

Hello there,

i use the 10.04 ubuntu ,somehow i did something and now the apt-get install command doesn't work.No matter what package i try to download ,there's always a "couldnt download all packages run update or --fix...." message.When i scroll up i see that it downloaded some packages but it couldnt find them all.So i thought that i should try a different server.I googled it and found that the server's address is stored in /etc/apt/sources.list .I edited that file and replaced all the deb and deb-src lines with the server's address.I saved that but when i tried to download something(like vlc) i got a "E: Couldn't find package vlc" message.I also tried many different server's but there was no difference.Am i doing it wrong?Should i run a command after editing the /etc/apt/sources.list file?Or didn't i edited the file right?

[arochester]

Copy and paste your sources list here so we can look at it.

[kaiseroskilo]

i had to pm the source to you because i cant post url's yet in this forum...so...

[arochester]

Your sources list looks mostly OK.

1) It shows that the CD is still listed as a Repository. You can stop that by putting a # at the beginning of that line.

2) Do you need the source file lines? Unless you are a computer whizz and have some need of the source files you should stop those (with a # at the beginning of the line again).

3) Any error messages you get are an important source of information to us and should be Copy and Pasted here in full. Don't just give a part. Give the full error message.

4) Try to "shake things loose". In a Terminal try all of the following commands:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update
(REMEMBER to tell us any error messages in full!)

(Tip: You do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the web page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and either press CTRL+SHIFT+V together or press your mouse wheel or mouse middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!)

[kaiseroskilo]

i think it works now...i ran those commands and now i can download normally.i think i had to run the apt-get update command.thanks for the help arochester