Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages, more help needed
I ignored the lack of a signature file and continued to install using rpmdrake. The installation appeared to go well but when I tried to find Fax2Send I could not find the program. I did a file search and found that there were many files installed but I can't find any that would initiate a program. Dennis Myers wrote: On Sunday 17 August 2003 05:39 pm, owenb wrote: I downloaded Fax2Send Complete -2.1-13 RPM for i386 following the Mandrake Clubs note that a free package was available. I checked and found that the required additional files were already installed. But when I attempted to install the package I got the following message. Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package Thanks, Owen It probably means that you do not have the GPG signature from that site loaded on your machine or your machine was expecting a sig and didn't get one. I installed and had no problem. HTH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 01:05:54 + I have to confess that I have never really worried about it when downloading from a reputable site. This is probably laziness rather than a good policy. Nigel Dick Gevers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally I find the programme has one shortcoming: if there is no GPG signature, it does not tell whether or not the MD5 checksum is okay or not. For that reason - when rpmdrake shows there is no GPG signature - I do an rpm -K *.rpm from the console, to at least verify that the checksum is okay. HTH Regards, =Dick Gevers= -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3rc2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Encryption is an envelope - the contents are private. iD8DBQE/QXfowC/zk+cxEdMRAkQ2AJ9Cc7oeAThfmGPHFLRcp4+rVU8tnQCgx/Am 0Q9EN9kKu/EjNzV3S5xH8U4= =QZq9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:39:15 -0700 I believe this means there is no signiture in the rpm package. I normally get a warning message with the option to stop or continue anyway. If there is no pgp signature in the package you can't check it so either continue anyway or don't get it. I have always just continued anyway with no problem so far. Cheers Nigel Any opinions expressed in this email are not necessary those of my wife. owenb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded Fax2Send Complete -2.1-13 RPM for i386 following the Mandrake Clubs note that a free package was available. I checked and found that the required additional files were already installed. But when I attempted to install the package I got the following message. Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package I stopped at this point. What went wrong? I noted that the required files listed /bin/sh three times. Why the redundancy? Thanks, Owen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:11:28 +0100, Nigel Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages: I believe this means there is no signiture in the rpm package. I normally get a warning message with the option to stop or continue anyway. If there is no pgp signature in the package you can't check it so either continue anyway or don't get it. I have always just continued anyway with no problem so far. Personally I find the programme has one shortcoming: if there is no GPG signature, it does not tell whether or not the MD5 checksum is okay or not. For that reason - when rpmdrake shows there is no GPG signature - I do an rpm -K *.rpm from the console, to at least verify that the checksum is okay. HTH Regards, =Dick Gevers= -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3rc2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Encryption is an envelope - the contents are private. iD8DBQE/QXfowC/zk+cxEdMRAkQ2AJ9Cc7oeAThfmGPHFLRcp4+rVU8tnQCgx/Am 0Q9EN9kKu/EjNzV3S5xH8U4= =QZq9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
On Sunday 17 August 2003 05:39 pm, owenb wrote: I downloaded Fax2Send Complete -2.1-13 RPM for i386 following the Mandrake Clubs note that a free package was available. I checked and found that the required additional files were already installed. But when I attempted to install the package I got the following message. Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package I stopped at this point. What went wrong? I noted that the required files listed /bin/sh three times. Why the redundancy? Thanks, Owen It probably means that you do not have the GPG signature from that site loaded on your machine or your machine was expecting a sig and didn't get one. I installed and had no problem. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
OK. What is a GPG signature and how do I get one.? Dennis Myers wrote: On Sunday 17 August 2003 05:39 pm, owenb wrote: I downloaded Fax2Send Complete -2.1-13 RPM for i386 following the Mandrake Clubs note that a free package was available. I checked and found that the required additional files were already installed. But when I attempted to install the package I got the following message. Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package I stopped at this point. What went wrong? I noted that the required files listed /bin/sh three times. Why the redundancy? Thanks, Owen It probably means that you do not have the GPG signature from that site loaded on your machine or your machine was expecting a sig and didn't get one. I installed and had no problem. HTH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package It probably means that you do not have the GPG signature from that site loaded on your machine or your machine was expecting a sig and didn't get one. I installed and had no problem. HTH I think no sig in package means the package doesn't have one, not that you haven't downloaded it. So if that package should have one, there is a problem! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing downloaded rpm packages
On Sunday 17 August 2003 06:40 pm, owenb wrote: OK. What is a GPG signature and how do I get one.? Dennis Myers wrote: On Sunday 17 August 2003 05:39 pm, owenb wrote: I downloaded Fax2Send Complete -2.1-13 RPM for i386 following the Mandrake Clubs note that a free package was available. I checked and found that the required additional files were already installed. But when I attempted to install the package I got the following message. Signature Verification Error The signature of the package Fax2SendComplete -2.1-13.i386.rpm is not correct. No GPG signature in package I stopped at this point. What went wrong? I noted that the required files listed /bin/sh three times. Why the redundancy? Thanks, Owen It probably means that you do not have the GPG signature from that site loaded on your machine or your machine was expecting a sig and didn't get one. I installed and had no problem. HTH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Normally if there is one it will have a link to download the gpg sig for that provider. For instance texstar has his gpg key available here: http://www.pclinuxonline.com/gpgkey.html So any of the rpm packages he makes available have that signature attached. That is the way I understand it any how. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
