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Cound not update

Asked by Kam-Kui Ho

I am using ubuntu 11.10. Updating could not work since 10 days ago and reports the errors:

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 16126D3A3E5C1192 Ubuntu Extras Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>

W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/Release

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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The following fix procedure is failed too.

kkho@kkho-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.3qmUlMdYIX --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5
gpg: requesting key 437D05B5 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 437D05B5: "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

Infact the command is wrong, please run this commands in terminal:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 16126D3A3E5C1192

Then try to update.

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Kam-Kui Ho (kam-kui-ho) said : 		#2

same error as below and could not update.

kkho@kkho-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.uyA7TYD12g --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5
gpg: requesting key 437D05B5 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 437D05B5: "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
kkho@kkho-System-Product-Name:~$

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Kam-Kui Ho (kam-kui-ho) said : 		#3

"Ubuntu Howto Fix Repository Signature Verification Issues" has a quick fix solution. it works.