E: The list of sources could not be read.

[edweber]

trying to install by PPA I get this error:

ed@ed-AMD4cores:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type ‘b-src’ is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jonoomph-openshot-edge-precise.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
ed@ed-AMD4cores:~$

¿anyone able to help?

thanks

[hvdwolf]

Your ppa source list for openshot is corrupt

Go to a terminal and type "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jonoomph-openshot-edge-precise.list"

If you don't have gedit installed you can also use vi, pico, nano or another editor.
And otherwise do a "sudo apt-get install gedit"

The "jonoomph-openshot-edge-precise.list" file should contain:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonoomph/openshot-edge/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonoomph/openshot-edge/ubuntu precise main

But I assume it does contain:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonoomph/openshot-edge/ubuntu precise main
b-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonoomph/openshot-edge/ubuntu precise main

So change the b-src on the second line into deb-src and save the file.

Then do the "sudo apt-get update" again.

[Cenwen]

Other solution that I used Tuesday evening with another PPA if this one of hvdwolf doesn't work.

List all your PPA

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ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d

It will list all ppa and specialy the ppa where you got a problem. Obviously, you must write the PPA in the error screen that you had previously and see if it is in the list.

Remove this PPA in the sources list by :

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sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/[b]yourppathatproveidesyouanerror[/b].*

And now you check if all is okay by

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sudo apt-get update

and

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sudo apt-get upgrade

Normally, all should be okay and you could try again (adding the PPA). the reason of this issue is either a bad/low internet connection at this moment either a problem on launchpad.

Hopes this help.