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I keep getting the next message when I try to update or install a package:

E: Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:229: Extra junk at end of file

I can't use synaptic or the download manager or the terminal. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.

Lucio
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    Please add into the question the lines shown when you do a `tail /etc/apt/apt.conf` (there seems to be something invalid in this file). Btw this file does not exist on my machine :P I do have a directory `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d`. What Ubuntu release are you using? – Rinzwind Feb 13 '13 at 21:52
  • also: http://askubuntu.com/questions/104047/how-to-configure-proxy-settings-on-ubuntu-server-11-0 – Rinzwind Feb 13 '13 at 21:53
  • #### UNetbootin (Source) - http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys FC91AE7E deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu lucid main #### Wine (Source) - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa/ ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9CB8DB0 deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu lucid main I am using Lucid 10.04 Thanks – Rick Porter Feb 13 '13 at 21:58
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    In [this question](http://superuser.com/q/457214) a user have the same problem. He solve editing the file, but didn't tell exactly what was wrong. @RickPorter Please, upload the content of the file in paste.ubuntu.com and link it in your question. – Lucio Feb 13 '13 at 22:25
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    The error is saying the junk is at line 229 of /etc/apt/apt.conf Could you paste your whole /etc/apt/apt.conf file into pastebin or some such for us? – Stephan Feb 13 '13 at 23:09
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    @RickPorter please add this INTO your question and not as a comment. – Rinzwind Feb 14 '13 at 07:30

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