Error authenticating some packages

Asked by Isucio

i am trying to update and every time i do it i get back

Error authenticating some packages

It was not possible to authenticate some packages. This may be a transient network problem. You may want to try again later. See below for a list of unauthenticated packages

libvirtodbc0
linux-generic
linux-headers-2.6.32-25
linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic
linux-headers-generic
linux-image-2.6.32-25-generic
linux-image-generic
odbcinst
odbcinst1debian1
virtuoso-minimal
virtuoso-opensource-6.1-bin
virtuoso-opensource-6.1-common

can some one help please:)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get update

Thanks

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Isucio (castillojc5289) said :
#2

actionparsnip said 30 minutes ago:

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get update

Thanks

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2836CB0A8AC93F7A
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 35DA01C261E46227
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 6AF0E1940624A220
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2E183FA1E260F5B0
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/meerkat/stable/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 6AF0E1940624A220
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2836CB0A8AC93F7A
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 35DA01C261E46227
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2E183FA1E260F5B0

When you add repos, make sure you read the full guid and add the keys too

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Isucio (castillojc5289) said :
#4

thanks a lot that was very helpful , i am sorry about the noob question. Some what new to this

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Isucio (castillojc5289) said :
#5

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

No problem. You have learned and thats a good thing. Glad you got the gold.