On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 11:18, John Noll wrote: > I tried installing apt following the instructions on the uug website and > got this. (see below) What does "V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID > e42d547b" mean and what should I do?
Nothing. It just means apt cannot verify the authenticity of the packages. Your problem is that you need to be root to run apt. Either use 'su -' or log in as root. Michael > [john@localhost apt]$ rpm -i apt-0.5.4cnc9-fr1.i386.rpm > warning: apt-0.5.4cnc9-fr1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID > e42d547b > error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1) > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm > [john@localhost apt]$ > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
