How do I remove listings from my 8.04 sources list?

[cousinlucky]

I recently downloaded some browsers using the synaptic package manager and after taking a look at them I used synaptic to remove them.

However when I ran an update I found that these browsers were still on my sources list and I could not update correctly. So I need to remove them from my sources list.

[reed9]

If you can post any specific error messages that would be good. I'm not entirely clear what you mean by the browsers being in your sources.list. That file contains the URLs for the online repositories the package manager looks for and downloads from.

Post the output of

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[cousinlucky]

Thank You Reed 9!! Here is what you requested!

## 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 Index of /ubuntu hardy partner
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hardy partner

deb Index of /ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb Index of /ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb Index of /ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hardy-security multiverse


deb Wicd APT Repository hardy extras
deb Index of /chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src Index of /chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb Index of /ubuntu hardy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe

deb Index of /builds/debian unstable non-free
cousinlucky@cousinlucky-desktop:~$

I needed to get rid of the swiftfox and chromium sources which I did by using nautilus to go into etc/apt/sources.list and deleting them and then saving the file.

I am going to run an update now to see if it functions properly. Thanks reed9!!

[peteh]

Just comment out the appropriate line with #.

[oz]

So I need to remove them from my sources list.

You should be able to update your sources list from within the Synaptic application itself, or you can edit the sources.list file manually with your favorite text editor using a command such as the following:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Check the following HowTos for some good tips on using Synaptic and working with Repositories:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

[cousinlucky]

Thank You Much Ozar!! You have prompted me to create a sudo command file on my desktop!

[oz]

Thank You Much Ozar!! You have prompted me to create a sudo command file on my desktop!

If the command above doesn't work, try gksudo instead. I don't usually run any of the *buntu distros, or use sudo, so it's hard for me to remember these things at times.