Can't open Software Center or Update Manager

Question

When I try to (not from terminal) the following error message opens up:

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:Malformed line 60 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)'

Using Ubuntu 12.04, thanks.

Edit: Went to line 60, this is what I found:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/precise partner

Edit: Commented the line out, software manager works fine now.

Please open /etc/apt/sources.list with gedit, go to line 60, copy the entire line and post it here. — Eric Carvalho, Dec 09 '12 at 13:09
Does this answer your question? How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list? — Eliah Kagan, Jul 06 '20 at 23:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 09 '12 at 15:27

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You have a mistake in your sources list.

To go straight to the sources list, open a Terminal and issue the command: gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.

Look for the mistake at line 60.

If you have any trouble copy and paste your sources list here so we can have a look.

edited Dec 09 '12 at 15:27

Eric Carvalho

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answered Dec 09 '12 at 13:05

Can't open Software Center or Update Manager

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