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    Retropie on ubuntu is broken.

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      Renario910
      last edited by Renario910

      i installed ubuntu 18.04, i typed

      sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

      then i did

      sudo apt-get install -y git dialog unzip xmlstarlet

      and it gave the same error. After that i did

      sudo apt-get update

      and it gave me this:

      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
      Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426) bionic InRelease
      Hit:2 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426) bionic Release
      Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
      Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
      Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
      Fetched 172 kB in 1s (215 kB/s)
      Reading package lists... Done
      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

      Sorry for not putting this in pastebin, ubuntu firefox is a trainwreck, keeps crashing :/

      i tried the xmlstartlet thing and it gave the same error.

      I'm going to do the same on 16.04 soon.

      Oh an btw it gives the same error if i type something instead of xmlstartlet. Maybe the thing in github is misspelled?

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        BuZz administrators @Renario910
        last edited by BuZz

        @renario910 you are missing some main repositories. post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list or use this one

        # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted

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

## 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://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates universe
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates 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://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
# deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main

        Note I am using the nl mirrors - you could use a mirror closer to you. I switched from the GB mirrors as they were being problematic for me.

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          BuZz administrators @Renario910
          last edited by BuZz

          @renario910 said in Retropie on ubuntu is broken.:

          Oh an btw it gives the same error if i type something instead of xmlstartlet. Maybe the thing in github is misspelled?

          It's xmlstarlet not xmlstartlet - although you spell it correctly in the original post.

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            Renario910 @BuZz
            last edited by Renario910

            @buzz yeah i didn't copy that one. Should i do the same thing on 16.04 or should i try to find etc?
            Edit: i found the file, but i am having difficulties posting the file, or opening it.

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              mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
              last edited by

              @renario910 No, the lines @buzz has pasted are for the 18.04 version of Ubuntu, not for 16.04. Which one do you have installed right now ?

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                Renario910
                last edited by

                18.04, i just installed it and tried the same stuff, @BuZz recommended that i try 18.04 in the beginning of the post, however i can reinstall 16.04 again.

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                  Renario910 @BuZz
                  last edited by Renario910

                  @buzz use what? do i type that text into the terminal?

                  Edit: i think this is the list?

                  deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426)]/ bionic main restricted
                  deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted
                  deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted
                  deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
                    last edited by

                    @renario910 No, you open the file @BuZz indicated (/etc/apt/sources.list) with a text editor and replace the contents of the file with the text indicated.

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                      Renario910 @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu yes, but after that he aslo said "or use this one", which got me confused. I also didn't understood a single word under the black box with text.

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                        Renario910
                        last edited by Renario910

                        @BuZz it gives me an error while trying to save:
                        "Could not save the file "/etc/apt/sources.list"."
                        You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again.

                        (the file is read only)

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                          Renario910
                          last edited by

                          so how do i edit sources.list?

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                            chipsnblip @Renario910
                            last edited by

                            @renario910 said in Retropie on ubuntu is broken.:

                            so how do i edit sources.list?

                            from a terminal, type sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

                            but i think it's also important to familiarize yourself with some basic unix/linux concepts, since this is turning into more of an Ubuntu support thread.

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