will Systemback restore Synapic?

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Hi,

I did what the following poster did and cannot Update nor open Synaptic - I will quote my own results below his.
I have looked at a thread dealing with similar, with a lot of investigating  code etc - I'm just too tired, I'm not up to it. I can handle a Systemback if I know that will restore Synaptic (ie without the offending code), then I can try to find a way to install SeaMonkey!

The original thread is at https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/on-to...n-lite/15/  but I thought a new topic might be more appropriate. I will pass any solution back to the others there.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.

Other poster's post (his comment begins at "did that, now how do I fix ...":

"Quote from: RandomBoy on June 28, 2017, 07:16:02 PM

    OMYGOSH YES!  Seamonkey has thousands fewer lines of code than Firefox!  PLUS it has a simple, Thunderbird-like e-mail client. And yet it is faster and more nimble.  Most Firefox add-ons work in Seamonkey too.  Seamonkey is the default on other lightweight distros because of it's speed, low demand on resources, and "Firefox-like" interface.  It would be an awesome first choice for Linux Lite, and in keeping with it's philosophy.

    Wanna try it?


    Clicky add it to Linux Lite by adding the Ubuntuzilla repository.


    Open a terminal and type


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    sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29



    Then add the repository:



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    echo -e “ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project...ozilla/apt all main” | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null



    Now you can close the terminal and open Synaptic Package Manager for a nice friendly graphical way to install Seamonkey.  Refresh Synaptic, and Seamonkey should appear among the choices now.  Simply find it and click and Mark for Installation -> Apply.

 

did that, how do I fix this?

    ===========================
    Install Updates Error log
    ===========================
    Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
    Go to https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

    ============ Log ===========

    E: Type '“ndeb' is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
    E: The list of sources could not be read."




My own post (before I saw the above):

" Randomboy in this thread offered command llnes for adding SeaMonkey to Synaptic.
Is that information given correct?
I did enter those command lines, now I cannot open Synaptic - I get the following:

An error occurred..

E: Type ‘“ndeb’ is not known on line 20 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialogue to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I then tried to "Install Updates" and got the following:

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

E: Type ‘“ndeb’ is not known on line 20 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

How do I get out of this? "



Another poster suggested we remove the "n" from "ndeb", but no idea how.

Anyway, Systemback will do for me if it promises to restore Synaptic and Updates.  if so, I can do a restore from my Home backup, which may restore various settings, but hopefully not the ndeb or whatever!  :-\

[Artim]

I just addressed installing Seamonkey by adding the Ubuntuzilla PPA in the thread, "browsers."  It shows how to edit the sources.list file.  You can just remove the "n" from "ndeb," so it reads, "deb  http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project...ozilla/apt all main"

[Searchernow]

I don't feel comfortable going into root as a super-user, as you suggested there, I'm in enough trouble as it is.

I'll hold out for some advice on Systemback.

[Searchernow]

I took my own advice, being in a hurry, and tried Systemback to two earlier restore points, but it didn't restore the lost functionality.

I used my original usb live and re-installed the OS, used bluetooth from phone hotspot to get online and load all updates, installed wifi driver, then I saw upgrade to LL 3.6 offered so I did that. I was happy enough to re-install (this time) and I had earlier cleaned out my Firefox of all add-ons except two from EF:. https and badger, the latter incidentally blocks most ads. Other add-ons create malware vulnerabilities with their system permissions.

I ran Home folder restore which restored Firefox and Thunderbird settings and content.

Again - this is a superb OS, especially for a Windows refugee like me. I will copy an ISO of my customized install when ready to USB for future emergencies, plus create another more generic install on another pc and copy ISO of that for others if they want.

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ps: sorry I meant EFF, not EF    (Electronic Frontier Foundation)