When I'm trying to enable some sources in Other Software in Software Sources I see an auth prompt, but when I put in my password, I see no changes of checkboxes states. What can I do to fix this?
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And yes, I know how to do it with command line, I just want to have my GUI in working state – Alex Savin Oct 19 '12 at 19:36
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Possible duplicate of [I cannot enable canonical partner and independent, why?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/314419/i-cannot-enable-canonical-partner-and-independent-why) – Abdul Rauf Nov 02 '19 at 17:17
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Open your terminal and type
sudo -H nautilus /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
Delete all files that have an extension .DistUpgrade
Rename .list and .list.save files by changing the older release name(precise) to the new one(quantal)
This solved it for me.
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1Knowing why this helps and what actually happens by doing this might improve this answer. – Zilvador Jan 17 '13 at 16:36