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Re: Sending mail from the terminal

Ok, so my expectation is that with a blank /etc/apt/sources.list, you won't be able to install or upgrade anything and you will need to restore this file by hand. (once restored, apt update + apt upgrade)

Caveat; /etc/apt/sources.list.d/.. contains overrides for third party applications (things like google chrome etc) which if it exists, may allow you to update things listed in this folder.

Either way, if "sources.list" is missing, something "bad" has happened to your machine. Now, it could be missing fo...
Ok, so my expectation is that with a blank /etc/apt/sources.list, you won't be able to install or upgrade anything and you will need to restore this file by hand. (once restored, apt update + apt upgrade)

Caveat; /etc/apt/sources.list.d/.. contains overrides for third party applications (things like google chrome etc) which if it exists, may allow you to update things listed in this folder.

Either way, if "sources.list" is missing, something "bad" has happened to your machine. Now, it could be missing fo...

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