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Im trying to update to install hevc player in ubuntu but it is not working always i'm getting the same output anybody please help me!!!

sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list (dist)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
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  • What is the output? What command are you running? – Tony Lancer Oct 06 '16 at 14:26
  • sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get update E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list (dist) E: The list of sources could not be read. – Bvg Sudarshan Oct 06 '16 at 14:36
  • Edit your question to include this... in terminal, type cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list. Cheers, Al – heynnema Oct 06 '16 at 16:54

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Open the file as super-user:

sudo nano -c /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

and make sure you are on line 1(you can see the line number in the terminal like this. Then, add the # at the beginning of line 1. When that is done, press Ctrl+X. At the prompt, press y and then Enter

Then run sudo apt-get update.

Just note that:

By commenting/removing the erroneous line the software won't be installed (if not already) or won't be updated/upgraded if that's what you try. Of which I suggest you to check where is that line coming from (which software requires it) and do the proper modifications as required in order to everything run fine.

Source.

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  • it's not working and the output is (gedit:8703): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files

    (gedit:8703): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get update E: Type 'trusty' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list E: The list of sources could not be read.

     – Bvg Sudarshan Oct 06 '16 at 15:00
  • I have updated my answer, in anticipation that gedit didn't open. If it did, did you add the # at the start of line 1 and save the file? – Tony Lancer Oct 06 '16 at 15:18
  • sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get update E: Type 'trusty' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list E: The list of sources could not be read. – Bvg Sudarshan Oct 06 '16 at 15:53
  • Alright, it looks like the virtualbox package is problematic. Remove it with sudo apt-get --purge remove virtualbox. – Tony Lancer Oct 06 '16 at 16:13
  • sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get update N: Ignoring file 'virtualbox.list.save.2' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension N: Ignoring file 'virtualbox.list.save.1' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension E: Type 'trusty' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list E: The list of sources could not be read. 1 – Bvg Sudarshan Oct 06 '16 at 16:49
  • @TonyLancer why on earth would you tell the user to remove Virtualbox? – heynnema Oct 06 '16 at 16:55
  • sudarsan@sudarsan-Inspiron-3551:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove virtualbox Reading package lists... Error! E: Type 'trusty' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list E: The list of sources could not be read. E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. – Bvg Sudarshan Nov 06 '16 at 16:04