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hi,

when run sudo apt-get update, following warnings , error:

code:
ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric inrelease ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric inrelease                   ign http://archive.canonical.com natty inrelease                     ign http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric inrelease                    ign http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-updates inrelease            ign http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports inrelease          ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric inrelease                        ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric inrelease                        ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric inrelease                        get:1 http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric release.gpg [72 b]             hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric release.gpg                  ign http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-security inrelease           hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric release.gpg                  hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-updates release.gpg          hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release.gpg                      hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release.gpg                      hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric release                          hit http://archive.canonical.com natty release.gpg                    hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports release.gpg        hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release.gpg                      hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release                          hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric release                      hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-security release.gpg         hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric release                      hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main amd64 packages              hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release                          hit http://archive.canonical.com natty release                        hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-updates release              hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 packages               ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main translationindex            hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric release                          hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner amd64 packages       hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports release            hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-security release             hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main amd64 packages              hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 packages               ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translationindex            hit http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner amd64 packages         hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric/main amd64 packages          hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric/restricted amd64 packages    hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main amd64 packages              hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 packages               ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translationindex            hit http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner i386 packages          ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner translationindex       hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-updates/main amd64 packages  hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-updates/restricted amd64 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/main amd64 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/restricted amd64 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/universe amd64 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/multiverse amd64 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/main i386 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/restricted i386 packages hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main amd64 packages              hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 packages               ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translationindex            hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/universe i386 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/multiverse i386 packages hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/main translationindex hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/multiverse translationindex hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/restricted translationindex hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/universe translationindex hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/main translation-en hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/multiverse translation-en hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/restricted translation-en ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main translation-en_gb           hit http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk oneiric-backports/universe translation-en ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main translation-en              ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner translation-en_gb      ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en_gb ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en ign http://archive.canonical.com natty/partner translation-en ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en_gb ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en_gb ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main translation-en fetched 72 b in 1s (51 b/s) w: failed fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/release  unable find expected entry 'non-free/binary-amd64/packages' in release file (wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)  w: failed fetch http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/release  unable find expected entry 'non-free/binary-amd64/packages' in release file (wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)  w: failed fetch http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/release  unable find expected entry 'non-free/binary-amd64/packages' in release file (wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)  w: failed fetch http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/release  unable find expected entry 'non-free/source/sources' in release file (wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)  e: index files failed download. have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
and contents of sources.list is:

code:
more sources.list # deb cdrom:[ubuntu 11.10 _oneiric ocelot_ - release amd64 (20111012)]/ oneiric main restricted # deb cdrom:[ubuntu 11.10 _oneiric ocelot_ - release amd64 (20111012)]/ dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ # deb cdrom:[ubuntu 10.04.3 lts _lucid lynx_ - release amd64 (20110720.1)]/ lucid main restricted #deb-src http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted #added software-properties # see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/upgradenotes how upgrade # newer versions of distribution.  deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted non-free #deb-src http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric contrib universe non-free multiverse #added software- properties  ## major bug fix updates produced after final release of ## distribution. deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted non-free #deb-src http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates non-free restricted main multiverse universe #ad ded software-properties  ## n.b. software repository entirely unsupported ubuntu ## team. also, please note software in universe not receive ## review or updates ubuntu security team. deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric universe contrib deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates universe  ## n.b. software repository entirely unsupported ubuntu  ## team, , may not under free licence. please satisfy  ## rights use software. also, please note software in  ## multiverse not receive review or updates ubuntu ## security team. deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric multiverse deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates multiverse  ## uncomment following 2 lines add software 'backports' ## repository. ## n.b. software repository may not have been tested ## extensively contained in main release, although includes ## newer versions of applications may provide useful features. ## also, please note software in backports not receive review ## or updates ubuntu security team. deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse #added  software-properties  ## uncomment following 2 lines add software canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## software not part of ubuntu, offered canonical , ## respective vendors service ubuntu users. deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner non-free # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner  deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-security main restricted non-free deb-src http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-security non-free restricted main multiverse universe #ad ded software-properties deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-security universe deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu/ oneiric-security multiverse   # see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/upgradenotes how upgrade # newer versions of distribution.  ## major bug fix updates produced after final release of ## distribution.  ## n.b. software repository entirely unsupported ubuntu ## team. also, please note software in universe not receive ## review or updates ubuntu security team.  ## n.b. software repository entirely unsupported ubuntu  ## team, , may not under free licence. please satisfy  ## rights use software. also, please note software in  ## multiverse not receive review or updates ubuntu ## security team.  ## n.b. software repository may not have been tested ## extensively contained in main release, although includes ## newer versions of applications may provide useful features. ## also, please note software in backports not receive review ## or updates ubuntu security team.   ## uncomment following 2 lines add software canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## software not part of ubuntu, offered canonical , ## respective vendors service ubuntu users. deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner  ## software not part of ubuntu, offered third-party ## developers want ship latest software. deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main # deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
can explain means , how fix it?

thankyou!

it's saying it's getting corrupted lists of software available. try switching different server , update again. can switch servers in software sources > install > other > select best server.


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