Fix “Duplicate sources.list entry” on Cydia
April 23, 2011 in iPhone Troubleshooting & Repair
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Duplicate sources.list entry http://*repo*/*** Packages /var/lib/apt/lists/*repo***
Every time Cydia reload, refresh package, upgrade, or update repository, Cydia shows this error message. Duplicate sources.list entry error appears due to duplicate repository of cydia packages sources in sources.list directory.
How-to fix Duplicate sources.list entry on Cydia.
- Connect to your iPhone or iPod touch WinSCP, iPhoneBrowser, iFunxBox, or iPhoneExplorer. –Alternatively, you can use iFile to manages files on iPhone or iPod Touch.
- Navigate to /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- Delete all *.list files, except the cydia.list. cydia.list is the only file that must be exist in /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- Tap Changes on the bottom menu in Cydia → tap Refresh. Now, you should not see “Duplicate sources.list entry” error anymore.
Video demo of How-to fix Duplicate sources.list entry on Cydia.
If your Cydia still displaying Duplicate sources.list entry after you followed the above guide, please drop your comment in the form below.
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Thank you for these instructions. Worked for me and fixed the problem.
Thank you so much! So quick and easy, would have taken me hours to figure out and fix without this guide!
Peace
Thank you so much! i am Brazilian, very dificulty English for me!!! hehehe sorry for language!!!
Thank you!simply And perfect guide.
Worked!
Thnx :)
Thanks for this info… worked for me! Error was annoying. :) Any idea how these lists got created or why they cause some people the error?
THANK YOU!! Its quick & easy to apply…
Great post – solved my problems!
Worked for me, thanks!!
I love you!! Was three day that i try to fix this problem!! If my inglish isn’t the best i’m sorry but i’m italian!! Thank you very much!!!!
excelent :) than you very symple and elegant ;)
:P thank you
Sorry to be the problematic guy here, but I did this, deleted the Saurik .list but I still get the duplicate warning.
I think all this started once I jailbroke the phone and installed the old packages (including all the repos) through pkgbackup. Now I have repos I cannot delete from Cydia. For example, I have sinfuliphone repo that i'd like to delete, but I don't even the the delete icon next to it once I click on "edit". There is something wrong and it's driving me nuts.
Could you please help.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks! very easy and useful
Thanks, I’m from Mexico and you helpme, thanks a lot again, very easy to fix. My iPhone survives!
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He’ll you made it simple !!!! Keep rocking man !