Problem with apt-update

[clb137]

Björn Krombholz Wrote: 
> On 5/9/05, clb137 <dlist at ubuntuforums.org> wrote:

> > Open a terminal and put the following one line at a time

> > 

> > gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 1F41B907

> > 

> > gpg --armor --export 1F41B907 | sudo apt-key add -

> > 

> > sudo apt-get update

> 

> This is wrong.

> Actually it only adds the key of Christian Marillat's archive to apt's

> key db. Adding a key is only needed if apt doesn't know about it. The

> error message in such case would be something including `NO_PUBKEY'.

> 

> The problem of the original mail shows exactly what using gpg keys

> with apt was invented for. At the moment the Release file at

> `archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/breezy/Release' is broken (therefore

> `BADSIG'). If  you take a look at the file it seems to be incomplete.

> The last 2 lines:

> a10c5f8c65eaf3913c659bdc72c80089             1994

> restricted/binary-powerpc/Packages.bz2

> ea52fbe4a0d21f202

> 

> The good thing is, it seems to be more a technical than a security
> problem atm.

> 

> So this problem should be visible by everyone having a breezy line in

> their `sources.list' (except those using mirrors that haven't synced

> yet). The only thing you can do about it is to wait until this problem

> is fixed. ;)

> 

> 

> Björn

> 

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Thanks for that, however you still need to pply it when you add the
extra repositires



clinton


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