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It seems my /etc/apt/sources.list file only has

deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 17 Qiana - Release amd64 20140624]/ trusty contrib main non-free

It might have got corrupted when I was trying to download pdfedit. When I try to download some software now it says:

This is a major failure of your software management system. Please check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'.

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  • Try: this post on the Linux Mint Forums Commented Oct 1, 2014 at 7:39
  • @garethTheRed the post has the list for 32 bit and I need for 64 bit. Also, I need for Linux Mint 17 and not Ubuntu. Are they the same? Here is my machine details: Linux indranil-thinkPad-s431 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Commented Oct 1, 2014 at 11:41
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    No, those sources are for mint. The default sources file includes the Ubuntu sources and packages.linuxmint.com. As for 64 vs 32, that's irrelevant for the sources, you use the same and your system chooses the right one. Commented Oct 1, 2014 at 12:36

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From my own system, a Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list contains this:

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com rebecca main upstream import deb http://extra.linuxmint.com rebecca main deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ trusty partner

My /etc/apt/sources.list is empty.

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