*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1043298 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1043298
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1043298
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284053
Title:
Signature warning should include full repository name/path
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Most people nowadays can collect quite a few APT repositories hosted
on the same server (ppa.launchpad.net, for instance). In case the
signature check on one of these repositories fails, apt-get just
prints this:
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net saucy Release: The following
signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not
available: NO_PUBKEY <blah>
Unfortunately, this informs the user only that one of the repositories
on ppa.launchpad.net has a missing key. But not which one. It could be
any of them. Tracking down the specific signature (<blah> in my
example) is difficult so the only practical option is to disable the
repositories one by one until the warning disappears. Which is not
only annoying to the user but also puts unnecessary load on the
servers which get repeatedly hit by 'apt-get update'.
I therefore suggest to change the warning to include the full path of
the repository. Example:
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu saucy
Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the
public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY <blah>
This would inform the user which repository needs a key. Other options
(such as printing the repository's name are also valid, of course).
PS: I am aware that apt-add-repository automatically adds the key but
this magic only works on Launchpad whereas the problem is one in
general. Furthermore, you don't always get to use apt-add-repository
for various reasons.
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