Whenever I try to run commands, I get a malformed error

Rixxles · 25 June 2022 22:57

Done.

Rixxles · 25 June 2022 23:35

I'm really confused.

Rixxles · 25 June 2022 23:40

Can someone please help? I really want to install wine but the malformed error is stopping me. Whenever I try to do sudo commands such as, sudo apt update.

An error pops up saying:
E: Malformed entry 62 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
How do I fix this?

Aravisian · 25 June 2022 23:41

This line is the bad one:
deb Index of /wine-builds/ubuntu/focal/focal-main/wine-builds/ubuntu

You removed it previously and re-added the repo?
I see that the line looks different.
Let's test by;
Remove the line as you did before.
Run

sudo apt update

and see that the error is gone.

If it is,
run

sudo apt install -y zorin-windows-app-support

And relay whether it installs...

Rixxles · 25 June 2022 23:46

Sudo apt update worked. But when I did the zorin-windows-app-support, it said this:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 zorin-windows-app-support : Depends: wine or
                                      winehq-stable but it is not going to be installed
                             Depends: playonlinux but it is not going to be installed
                             Depends: wine32:i386
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Rixxles · 25 June 2022 23:47

It says I have broken packages.

Aravisian · 25 June 2022 23:54

sudo apt --fix-broken install

Running that should remove the pieces of zorin-windows-app-support.
Once done, run sudo apt update again and ensure no errors...
Then... We will try installing Wine a different way.

Open Software & Updates from the app menu and ensure that the First Four Boxes on the first tab are checked.
Then ensure that under "Download From" you are set to Main Server.
Close Software & Updates - it will ask to refresh - say yes.

Installing WIne (the hard way):

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --reinstall software-properties-common

wget -qO- https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -cs) main"

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:00

Screenshot from 2022-06-26 09-59-48

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:01

That showed up.

Aravisian · 26 June 2022 00:02

In terminal, please run

sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove

sudo apt upgrade

Then run Software & Updates and try the above...

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:04

It happened again.

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:05

Do I just continue to install wine?

Aravisian · 26 June 2022 00:12

Try launching from terminal:

sudo -i

software-properties-gtk

Please relay if you see the pk-client-error or not

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:14

I see the error.

Aravisian · 26 June 2022 00:18

Ok, so we have established it may not be a permissions issue...
Do you have Synaptic package manager or another terminal open and running?

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:19

Nope.

Aravisian · 26 June 2022 00:20

Does sudo apt update show errors?

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:22

It shows warnings,

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Packages (main/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (main/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (restricted/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (restricted/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (restricted/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (restricted/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (restricted/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons (restricted/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (restricted/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (restricted/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (restricted/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (main/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (restricted/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (restricted/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (restricted/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (restricted/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (restricted/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (restricted/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons (restricted/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (restricted/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (restricted/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (restricted/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (main/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:11 and /etc/apt/sources.list:58
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Packages (main/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_AU) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target DEP-11-icons-hidpi (main/dep11/icons-64x64@2.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-amd64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:56 and /etc/apt/sources.list:62

Aravisian · 26 June 2022 00:23

I thought you removed line 62...
Can you please repost your sources.list (again)?

Rixxles · 26 June 2022 00:24

I did remove it, but I will post it.