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I'm on Ubuntu. I'm trying to get Jellyfin working. I tried it with the app center and it's in a folder that i can't access. Also the path directories aren't recognized, so i said fuck it and deleted the app.

Now i type "sudo apt update" and get this:

Error: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.list ([option] no value) Error: The list of sources could not be read.

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[-] lordnikon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It seems your /etc/apt/sources.list has a hardcoded include listed in that file and when you deleted the app it deleted the list file in sources.d directory.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't know what that means or how to fix it

[-] who@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago
sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.list.disabled

This renames the problematic file so it will no longer interfere with your system updates. You can always rename it back later if you want to troubleshoot it, or just delete it.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

thanks that worked, but now it says this:

All packages are up to date.
Notice: Ignoring file 'jellyfin.list.save.2' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension Notice: Ignoring file 'jellyfin.list.save.1' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension

How do i delete the files? I can't do it through the GUI, nautilus won't let me have root access?

this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2026
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