Linux is causing me some serious stress...
Linux is causing me some serious stress...
On Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 I can't update anything with the update manager since it keeps showing errors like "malformed entry 8." The driver for Wi-Fi seems stuck in the applying changes stage for a long time. I've searched online but the problem gets harder the more I investigate. Eventually, I gave up and installed Windows 8.1 on a bootable drive, though that didn't work either. Anyone has any ideas or solutions? (Note: I'm new to Linux.)
Did you look into the contents of entry 8 in /etc/apt/sources.list?
If you're familiar with Mint, start by opening Software Sources and go back to the original sources if needed.
You're unsure about how or where to verify something. Let me know what you need help with!
Begin by moving the source list file to a backup location using sudo mv. Then edit the original file with sudo nano, adding a new entry as specified. Paste the provided URLs into the file. After saving, finalize by running sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade to refresh the repositories and apply updates.
The file is a text file listing package sources, editable with any editor (as superuser). It points to URLs for package downloads; if any are broken or outdated, that’s why. @Master Disaster should help, but I’d like to understand the problem better. Running the package manager in the terminal often reveals more details about the issue.