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I get the following error:

Could not initialize the package information

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 56 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse), E:The list of sources could not be read., E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I know that the problem is the line 56 in source list, but I did all that says in "How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?" because it's a '[duplicate]' of my first question, but the problem remains even with each proposed solution, what else can I do?

When I type in the Terminal gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list I get:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release i386 (20121017.2)]/ quantal main restricted

See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to


newer versions of the distribution.


deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted


Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the


distribution.


deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted


N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu


team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any


review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.


deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe


N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu


team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to


your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in


multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu


security team.


deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse


N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as


extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes


newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.


Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review


or updates from the Ubuntu security team.


deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse


deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse


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 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner


deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner


This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party


developers who want to ship their latest software.


deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main
deb-src socio http://archive.canonical.com/ precisa
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main

Obviously I must say that I'm new on this, so I will appreciate your help.

And thanks to -Eliah Kagan- to teach me how to put the 'sources.list' it was exactly what I wanted to do in first place but I didn't know how to do it, Thanks a lot.

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Anselmo
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  • If the solutions there didn't help, then we'll definitely have to look at your actual sources.list file. So, please open it up in a text editor, copy its contents to the clipboard, edit your question, paste it in, format it with the <$> tool (so it appears correctly) and submit your edit. – Eliah Kagan Feb 13 '13 at 01:32

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Remove the line before the last one:

deb-src socio http://archive.canonical.com/ precisa

Seems like you've edited it manually and made mistakes. This line does not indicate anything specific (main, partner, etc.), so I won't know what this line was supposed to be.

After removing and saving the file, update the packages sources, e.g. sudo apt-get update, or click Check in the System update manager.

By the way, I don't see how the broader How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list? question does not cover this.

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gertvdijk
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    I believe socio is Spanish for partner. Therefore, you may want to edit this to recommend uncommenting deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner a few lines up (as this will do what that malformed line was probably intended to do--enable source packages from the partner repository). – Eliah Kagan Feb 14 '13 at 16:48
  • @EliahKagan If that is indeed so, and precisa means precise, then... this might be a translation issue which should never occur? – gertvdijk Feb 14 '13 at 16:50
  • I bet that he followed a guide in a google translated web page ;). – Javier Rivera Feb 14 '13 at 16:50
  • @JavierRivera Ah yeah, that's fine for textual articles, but totally stuffs specific instructions to copy/paste. – gertvdijk Feb 14 '13 at 16:51