Type '¨deb' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list [duplicate]

Solution 1:

To Fix, remove the ¨ from the file:

Run this,

sudo sed -i 's/¨//g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list

Then you can use apt again:

sudo apt update

Why did this issue appear?

Probably you copy-pasted from a tutorial which uses wrong quotes, like

echo ¨deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free¨ | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list

You need to use always the correct quotes

  • Correct: " or '. (Check here for difference) between these.
  • Wrong: ¨ or