GPG error using the update-manager

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gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 77558DD0; gpg --export -armor 77558DD0 | sudo apt-key add -

Same with any error like this. Just use the last 8 characters in the code.

Thank you for your effort to resolve my quandary with what I am calling a GPG error. I tried to access the terminal and copied your suggested answer to the terminal and received the following gibberish which I cam unable to translate or decode:

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 77558DD0; gpg --export -armor
77558DD0 | sudo apt-key add -

millgillo@ubuntu:~$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 77558DD0; gpg --export -armor
gpg: requesting key 77558DD0 from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net
gpg: key 77558DD0: public key "Launchpad PPA for GNOME Do Core Team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
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I have no idea what this may mean, but any help will be appreciated.

Thanks, millgillo

Ok heres the easy way:

http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x28A8205077558DD0

Copy all the text in that link except the top line (Which is bigger than the rest).

run:

gedit ~/key

and paste the text into the file and save the file, close gedit.

You can now run:

sudo apt-key add ~/key; rm ~/key; sudo apt-get update

The error is now gone

PPAs need authorising with GPG keys which you forgot to add, Karmic has a nice way of managing this but if you manually add the repo you must manually add the key too or you will get these errors.

I don't know if the problem is solved. This is what was returned following your instructions:

millgillo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-key add ~/key; rm ~/key; sudo apt-get update
gpg: can't open `/home/millgillo/key': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/home/millgillo/key': No such file or directory
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release.gpg
Get:2 http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release.gpg [1036B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release [51.2kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release
Get:5 http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid/main Translation-en_US [1036B]
9% [5 Translation-en_US bzip2 0] [4 Release 2620/51.2kB 5%] [Waiting for headerbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Ign http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid/main Sources
Get:6 http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release [1036B]
Ign http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release
Get:7 http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid/main Packages [1036B]
85% [7 Packages bzip2 0] [4 Release 44380/51.2kB 86%] [Connecting to archive.ubbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Err http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid/main Packages
  Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2)
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release [49.6kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Packages [163kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Packages [3870B]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Sources [42.5kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Sources [1149B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Packages [65.3kB]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Sources [11.9kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/multiverse Packages [6737B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages [111kB]
99% [Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.40)]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Fetched 510kB in 2min 0s (4217B/s)
W: GPG error: http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid-security/Release Unable to find expected entry multivers/source/Sources in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.lanchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/main/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2)

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

Thanks for writing, millgillo

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, actionparsnip <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: actionparsnip <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #84776]: GPG error: http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 28A8205077558DD0Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid-security/Release Unable to find expected entry multivers/source/Sources in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?) Failed to fetch http://ppa.lanchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/main/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2) Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 1:58 AM
> Your question #84776 on
> update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/84776
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Ok heres the easy way:
>
> http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x28A8205077558DD0
>
> Copy all the text in that link except the top line (Which
> is bigger than
> the rest).
>
> run:
>
> gedit ~/key
>
> and paste the text into the file and save the file, close
> gedit.
>
> You can now run:
>
> sudo apt-key add ~/key; rm ~/key; sudo apt-get update
>
> The error is now gone
>
> PPAs need authorising with GPG keys which you forgot to
> add, Karmic has
> a nice way of managing this but if you manually add the
> repo you must
> manually add the key too or you will get these errors.
>
> --
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Did you make the key file?

gpg: can't open `/home/millgillo/key': No such file or directory

Says you didnt.

The link contains the key you need. Copy it into the file, you can then import it.

I tried to follow your instructions. Here is what was returned: What am I doing wrong?

millgillo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-key add ~/key; rm ~/key; sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for millgillo:
gpg: can't open `/home/millgillo/key': No such file or directory?
rm: cannot remove `/home/millgillo/key': No such file or directory
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://ppa.lanchpad.net intrepid Release.gpg [1036B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release

ok we'll do this slowly

press alt+f2
type: gedit ~/key
in the empty file that appers paste this text:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.0.10

mI0ESXUVdQEEAN8ALfH3wueKsSgDwA/HVEHdB7nlppqGKW/tubvGTy0ayf4M9ylX45szZK97
uL9/UHh5/B7eGMSB45EMJ0/qvTiflS6SwCxRCoKCW1PpYZlVcOLh5UUBkyREPJZcki1lK7pf
xvG9LkYKnvBP89s2PnO5LlDheEsVR4SqDGEtich/ABEBAAG0JExhdW5jaHBhZCBQUEEgZm9y
IEdOT01FIERvIENvcmUgVGVhbYi2BBMBAgAgBQJJdRV1AhsDBgsJCAcDAgQVAggDBBYCAwEC
HgECF4AACgkQKKggUHdVjdCVeAP+ONJtMFx9MGSJe33YiskagXEG5cQGYdDi5sWWUAP80bP1
Qe+Dsnjs3VKQ9ZZW3M8UNXsoFFN501hgJFBwUUCWIRSGZkzVgKoZZtZOe0Dws39xfV//8JFS
Te/r0oPzrr10iTFupTe/wBR0M9JbKGdY7SvooyqU+W2rf8/LldGx7KE=
=3C2V
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

(including the lines the start with '---')

save the file and close gedit

in terminal run:
sudo apt-key add ~/key

if it says 'OK' then run:

sudo apt-get update

I'm making mistakes as we go along. One thing I'm doing wrong is that I cannot seem to save the gedit file once I have copied information to it. There is no menu item on my terminal that says "save" nor is there any item called "save" on the keyboard buttons.

Secondly, I am using Opera browser instead of Firefox. That might be the problem.

Other than that I keep getting the message that GPG cannot open millgillo key.

Thanks for your help, millgillo

Okay go to Applications > Accessories > Text Editor
Copy and paste the information actionparsnip got for you:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.0.10

mI0ESXUVdQEEAN8ALfH3wueKsSgDwA/HVEHdB7nlppqGKW/tubvGTy0ayf4M9ylX45szZK97
uL9/UHh5/B7eGMSB45EMJ0/qvTiflS6SwCxRCoKCW1PpYZlVcOLh5UUBkyREPJZcki1lK7pf
xvG9LkYKnvBP89s2PnO5LlDheEsVR4SqDGEtich/ABEBAAG0JExhdW5jaHBhZCBQUEEgZm9y
IEdOT01FIERvIENvcmUgVGVhbYi2BBMBAgAgBQJJdRV1AhsDBgsJCAcDAgQVAggDBBYCAwEC
HgECF4AACgkQKKggUHdVjdCVeAP+ONJtMFx9MGSJe33YiskagXEG5cQGYdDi5sWWUAP80bP1
Qe+Dsnjs3VKQ9ZZW3M8UNXsoFFN501hgJFBwUUCWIRSGZkzVgKoZZtZOe0Dws39xfV//8JFS
Te/r0oPzrr10iTFupTe/wBR0M9JbKGdY7SvooyqU+W2rf8/LldGx7KE=
=3C2V
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Now Save as the file and call it key

Then open the Terminal and run
 sudo apt-key add ~/key
Then
sudo apt-get update

Yes. The issue is resolved. Thanks for helping. I thought I had entered this response back in October. It was a long time effort that finally worked out with the last entries. I appreciate all that help. millgillo