help with apt-get

[spee-d]

trying to use apt-get to fix my sources. i updated my iphone 4 and had to rejailbreak it and i used pkgbackup to restore my old settings. its added the same sources again on cydia and now cydia keeps refreshing and telling me i should use apt-get update to fix the problem.

thing is when i use apt-get update in mobileterminal it tells me Could Not Open Lock File... I just want to get rid of all the duplicate sources and its not letting me when i log into cydia or thru mobileterminal.. please help :-(

[iii_idiots]

Type 'su' without the quotes into mobileterminal and enter your root password (default - alpine). Then try apt-get update.

[spee-d]

i tried that but it still says that i have duplicate sources :-( any idea as to how i can delete cydia and reintall a completely new version and i can reinstall my own sources? I know how to ssh from my mac with cyber duck.

[bigorangekitty]

If you are having problems with multiple sources, try this to re-add original sources, and then re-add you're own sources manually if not via the last step in pkgbackup:

If you don't have iFile, download it from Cydia.

Open iFile.

Navigate to /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d

Delete the file "cydia.list" (click EDIT on the top right, select the file, and click the waste basket).

Navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists

Delete all of the files in this folder except the one called "lock"

Navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

Delete all of the files in this folder

Navigate to /var/lib/cydia

Delete the file "metadata.plist"

Close iFile and restart Cydia. You should be at the first screen you saw when you first started Cydia: What kind of user are you? Make your selection and Cydia will re-generate the default sources.

Open pkgbackup, select restore, select sources, untick the default sources you just got back in cydia as you don't want multiples.


Good luck.

[spee-d]

If you are having problems with multiple sources, try this to re-add original sources, and then re-add you're own sources manually if not via the last step in pkgbackup:

If you don't have iFile, download it from Cydia.

Open iFile.

Navigate to /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d

Delete the file "cydia.list" (click EDIT on the top right, select the file, and click the waste basket).

Navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists

Delete all of the files in this folder except the one called "lock"

Navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

Delete all of the files in this folder

Navigate to /var/lib/cydia

Delete the file "metadata.plist"

Close iFile and restart Cydia. You should be at the first screen you saw when you first started Cydia: What kind of user are you? Make your selection and Cydia will re-generate the default sources.

Open pkgbackup, select restore, select sources, untick the default sources you just got back in cydia as you don't want multiples.


Good luck.

Thank you so much!!!! This is exactly what i needed... I did everything you said and it worked like a charm.. I've been searching everywhere online and this worked perfectly. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this to me. Cydia now works perfectly!!