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    • asianchinaboiA
      asianchinaboi
      last edited by

      Pi Model or other hardware:raspberry pi 3 B+
      Power Supply used: offical raspberry pi charger
      RetroPie Version Used: I don't know
      Built From:SD image on retropie website
      USB Devices connected: keyboard and ps4 duelshock controller
      Controller used: ps4 duelshock controller and keyboard
      Error messages received:
      Did not find needed dependencies: python3-pyudev. Trying to install them now.
      E: Malformed line 9 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (type)
      E: The list of sources could not be read
      E: Malformed line 9 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (type)
      E: The list of sources could not be read
      E: Malformed line 9 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (type)
      E: The list of sources could not be read
      Unable to install packages required by /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh - Could not install(s): python3-pydev
      File: (File with issue - with FULL path) /etc/apt/sources.list
      How to replicate the problem: update retro pie script

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        @asianchinaboi said in the list of sources could not be read:

        E: Malformed line 9 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (type)

        The error is pretty obvious - fix the apt sources file (at line 9). Without it, you will not be able to install or update anything.

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        • asianchinaboiA
          asianchinaboi @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu How do you do that?

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          • asianchinaboiA
            asianchinaboi @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu oh wait found out how to do it myself but now it gives me another error

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            • asianchinaboiA
              asianchinaboi @asianchinaboi
              last edited by

              @asianchinaboi its now unable to install package python3-pydev
              it says it cannot locate the package

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              • asianchinaboiA
                asianchinaboi @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu
                Did not find needed dependencies: python3-pyudev. Trying to install them now.
                Hit:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease
                Hit:2 http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/dists/stretch/main/binary ./ InRelease
                Ign:3 https://repo.fury.io/rydra InRelease
                Ign:4 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Release
                Ign:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Get:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages [634 B]
                Hit:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                Ign:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Ign:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Get:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages [550 B]
                Hit:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                Reading package lists... Done
                Reading package lists... Done
                Building dependency tree
                Reading state information... Done
                E: Unable to locate package python3-pyudev
                Unable to install packages required by /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh - Could not install package(s): python3-pyudev.
                new error

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  You've modified the apt source list and it doesn't find the package. Add to the list

                  deb http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/ stretch main contrib non-free rpi

                  and the re-run apt update before re-trying the install.

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                  • asianchinaboiA
                    asianchinaboi @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu how do you add that to the list

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @asianchinaboi
                      last edited by

                      @asianchinaboi Edit the file and add the line at the end, similar to how you fixed the broken file in the first place.

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                      • asianchinaboiA
                        asianchinaboi @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu Is the file supposed to be a folder?

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @asianchinaboi
                          last edited by

                          @asianchinaboi No, it a text format file - how exactly did you fix the first error ?

                          You can use the nanoe text editor from the command line (exit EmulationStation first and plug in a keyboard) and edit the file, adding a line at the end with the contents I posted earlier

                          sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
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                          • asianchinaboiA
                            asianchinaboi @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu
                            Did not find needed dependencies: python3-pyudev. Trying to install them now.
                            Hit:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease
                            Hit:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease
                            Hit:3 http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/dists/stretch/main/binary ./ InRelea se
                            Ign:4 https://repo.fury.io/rydra InRelease
                            Ign:5 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Release
                            Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Get:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages [634 B]
                            Hit:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                            Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Ign:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Get:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages [550 B]
                            Hit:6 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Packages
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Ign:7 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en
                            Ign:8 https://repo.fury.io/rydra Translation-en_GB
                            Reading package lists... Done
                            N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
                            N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'contrib/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
                            N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'non-free/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
                            N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'rpi/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
                            Reading package lists... Done
                            Building dependency tree
                            Reading state information... Done
                            You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
                            The following packages have unmet dependencies:
                            chromium-browser-l10n : Depends: chromium-browser (>= 72.0.3626.121-0+rpt3) but 56.0.2924.84-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1011 is to be installed
                            python3-pyudev : Depends: python3-six but it is not going to be installed
                            rpi-chromium-mods : Depends: chromium-browser (>= 65) but 56.0.2924.84-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1011 is to be installed
                            E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
                            Unable to install packages required by /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh - Could not install package(s): python3-pyudev.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              I think your APT configuration is pretty broken at this point. How did you end up with this configuration ? I'd advise you to re-install.

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                              • asianchinaboiA
                                asianchinaboi @mitu
                                last edited by

                                @mitu I installed a new retropie script from retropie setup

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @asianchinaboi
                                  last edited by

                                  You said:

                                  Built From:SD image on retropie website

                                  but those entries you have in the apt sources (and other packages you might have installed) are not from the RetroPie image - you probably added them yourself in order to install something else (?). Furthermore, you seem to have added i386 as an architecture on the system, to what purpose I don't know.

                                  Fix your apt, the errors you get are not caused by RetroPie or its configuration.

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                                  • muldjordM
                                    muldjord @asianchinaboi
                                    last edited by

                                    @asianchinaboi Are you perhaps doing this on Ubuntu 20.04? I seem to recall reading that it has either removed or renamed that package python3-pyudev.

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                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @muldjord
                                      last edited by mitu

                                      @muldjord Actually it was the other way around :) The python-pyudev package doesn't exist anymore (in Ubuntu 20.04), being transitioned topython3-pyudev now.

                                      However, that's not the case here, since @asianchinaboi seems to have a Raspbian Stretch installation - according to both their account (SD image from RetroPie) and the contents of the apt sources list.

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                                      • asianchinaboiA
                                        asianchinaboi @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu could you send me a image of what /etc/apt is supposed to look like?

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          My sources.list contains only the line I posted.
                                          /etc/apt/sources.list:

                                          deb http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/ stretch main contrib non-free rpi

                                          In addition to that, there is also /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list with:

                                          deb http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ stretch main ui
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                                          • asianchinaboiA
                                            asianchinaboi @mitu
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitu thanks i ended up fixing it by doing
                                            sudo apt-get clean
                                            sudo apt-get update
                                            sudo apt-get upgrade
                                            sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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