gpg error - GONE

[O. Sinclair]

O. Sinclair wrote:
> Am getting this error since yesterday after running apt-get or aptitude 
> update:
> W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security Release: The 
> following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu 
> Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster at ubuntu.com>
> W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
> 
> Given that I just did the apt-get update that does not solve things... 
> also the Zimbabwe mirror seems to have problems, had to switch to main 
> server to be able to do the update at all.
> 
> anyone with the same problem or who can tell me what's wrong and how to fix?

I will reply to myself to save any/everyone from unnecessary problems; 
switched back to zw.archive.ubuntu etc servers and all of a sudden all 
works just fine. Can only assume that there was a problem with whatever 
server hosting the Zim mirror.

Sinclair