Re: apt gpg problem dist-upgrade sarge > etch on SS20
On 19 Jan 2009, at 23:50, Martin wrote: IIRC this is because some of the repository signing keys have expired. If you check back throught the archives you will find a load of posts about this from when it first became a problem. The answer is to I couldn't remember the error message off-hand, as I haven't seen it in the past month or so, but that is the problem that I had. I'm guessing it's likely this would be the same problem that Chris was having, but this is just a guess... manually install the package with the new GPG keys (having first verified, through other means, that they are correct, etc. etc.). As to why this isn't a problem with some mirrors - I guess it depends on if the mirror is signed or not. Not signed, not a problem. Which are Okay. I'll look into that, if I end up with the same problems again. signed, of the top of my head I don't know, I guess it may have something to do with how they where created (i.e. if they are Debian mirrors or 3rd party mirrors). I often had problems with the Australian mirror. Switching to the UK or French mirror seemed to solve the problem. I don't know what mirrors are run by whom, though. gavin, -- There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats Grape-Nuts on principle. -- G.K. Chesterton Gavin Duley WWW: http://gpd.sdf-eu.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: apt gpg problem dist-upgrade sarge > etch on SS20
On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 22:16 +, gavin duley wrote: > On 17 Jan 2009, at 22:37, Chris Andrew wrote: > > > Hi, all. > > > > I'm trying to do a dist-upgrade from sarge to etch on my SS20. Sadly, > > I am getting a gpg error when apt and other apt utilities try to > > configure. Does anyone know how I can overcome this? > > I'm not a Debian developer, but: I've had a similar problem with my > Sun Ultra 5. Oddly, it seems to be specific to certain mirrors. > Changing to using another mirror often seems to fix the problem. > > It could be just that changing the mirror and doing apt-get update > gets rid of problems with some local cached files? I'm not sure -- as > I said, I'm not a Debian developer and only have a hazy idea of how > Debian archives work. IIRC this is because some of the repository signing keys have expired. If you check back throught the archives you will find a load of posts about this from when it first became a problem. The answer is to manually install the package with the new GPG keys (having first verified, through other means, that they are correct, etc. etc.). As to why this isn't a problem with some mirrors - I guess it depends on if the mirror is signed or not. Not signed, not a problem. Which are signed, of the top of my head I don't know, I guess it may have something to do with how they where created (i.e. if they are Debian mirrors or 3rd party mirrors). HTH Cheers, - Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: apt gpg problem dist-upgrade sarge > etch on SS20
On 17 Jan 2009, at 22:37, Chris Andrew wrote: Hi, all. I'm trying to do a dist-upgrade from sarge to etch on my SS20. Sadly, I am getting a gpg error when apt and other apt utilities try to configure. Does anyone know how I can overcome this? I'm not a Debian developer, but: I've had a similar problem with my Sun Ultra 5. Oddly, it seems to be specific to certain mirrors. Changing to using another mirror often seems to fix the problem. It could be just that changing the mirror and doing apt-get update gets rid of problems with some local cached files? I'm not sure -- as I said, I'm not a Debian developer and only have a hazy idea of how Debian archives work. gavin, -- Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead. -- Terry Pratchett Gavin Duley WWW: http://gpd.sdf-eu.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
apt gpg problem dist-upgrade sarge > etch on SS20
Hi, all. I'm trying to do a dist-upgrade from sarge to etch on my SS20. Sadly, I am getting a gpg error when apt and other apt utilities try to configure. Does anyone know how I can overcome this? Installing something may be a problem, so it would be better if I could apt-get and force the system to ignore the problem. If I use dselect, it tells me the packages are unauthenticated and asks whether I'd like to proceed. I say _yes_. Sadly, it still doesn't let me proceed, without failing with a dpkg error. Can anyone help me get a bit more life out of my SS20? Cheers, Chris. -- Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
