[SOLVED] MintUpdate Error Message - Malformed release file??

[torchfire]

Just after clicking the MintUpdate icon, after it downloads the list of updates, but before displaying them, I get this message:

Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/isadora/Release Unable to find expected entry universe/binary-amd64/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Then the list populates.

From past experiences, I'm a bit nervous about installing the updates after receiving an error message.

Can anyone tell me what the next steps are?

I'm running Isadora 64bit.
Any advice would be appreciated.

[remoulder]

http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/isadora/Release Unable to find expected entry universe

Mint doesn't have a universe repo, you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list as administrator and remove any reference to universe on the packages.linuxmint.com line.

[torchfire]

Mint doesn't have a universe repo, you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list as administrator and remove any reference to universe on the packages.linuxmint.com line.

Hi remoulder, and thanks for the reply. I've commented out the offending line, and that seems to have done the trick. No more error.

I'm just wondering how it got there, since I haven't modified any of my sources at all since I started using Mint.

No need to reply to that part, unless you want to. (List of sources pasted below, fyi.)

Thanks again.
Torch

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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ isadora main upstream import universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid partner
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free

# deb http://archive.removed/ubuntu lucid-removed apps
# deb http://archive.removed/ubuntu lucid-removed games

[limotux]

Hi.. as I had the problem posted herehttp://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.ph ... 58#p318558
I checked the file .list

It looks as follows, but this doesn't seem to be ok. (I wonder what made the changes if any)

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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main restricted
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## 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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security 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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse

any comments?