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I keep getting the next message when I try to update or install a package:

E: Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:229: Extra junk at end of file

I can't use synaptic or the download manager or the terminal. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.

Lucio
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    Please add into the question the lines shown when you do a tail /etc/apt/apt.conf (there seems to be something invalid in this file). Btw this file does not exist on my machine :P I do have a directory /etc/apt/apt.conf.d. What Ubuntu release are you using? – Rinzwind Feb 13 '13 at 21:52
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    Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys FC91AE7E

    deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

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    Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9CB8DB0

    deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

    I am using Lucid 10.04 Thanks

     – Rick Porter Feb 13 '13 at 21:58
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    In this question a user have the same problem. He solve editing the file, but didn't tell exactly what was wrong. @RickPorter Please, upload the content of the file in paste.ubuntu.com and link it in your question. – Lucio Feb 13 '13 at 22:25
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    The error is saying the junk is at line 229 of /etc/apt/apt.conf

    Could you paste your whole /etc/apt/apt.conf file into pastebin or some such for us?

     – Stephan Feb 13 '13 at 23:09
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    @RickPorter please add this INTO your question and not as a comment. – Rinzwind Feb 14 '13 at 07:30

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