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Showing posts with label Apt Authentication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apt Authentication. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Error once more :(

I don't know if it's just my pc or is it because of the "slow" connection that we have at home that my computer cannot seem to get the needed update.  Gee! It's the same error as the last when I updated.

I am actually getting tired. Not of using ubuntu, tired of the things happening around me that I am getting annoyed of this error.

I hope this'll resolve soon.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Issue Resolved, for now

The past week I have been keeping a close monitor on the issue that I encountered in my Ubuntu 9.10 installation.  With research, I discovered that this Apt- Authentication issue has been bugging Ubuntu some 4 years back and many still encounter it (till now and including myself).

My friend back home, who, by the way has been very generous in lending a hand at solving my problems with Ubuntu (or whatever issue I throw at him), tried to send me some advise on what to do, to no avail.

This was what happened:

Apt Authentication issue

Problem during package list update. The package list update failed with a authentication failure. This usually happens behind a network proxy server. Please try to click on the "Run this action now" button to correct the problem or update the list manually by running Update Manager and clicking on "Check".

Upon trying to update:

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 karmic-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key

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

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

I was really dumbfounded, newbie to Ubuntu as I am, even to Windows, I am just a typical user!
Smackcode sent an email for me to try the following:

In the terminal type the following:

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update

Voila!  Problem resolved.

Next please!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Issue Issue Issue

It seems that I won't get over a day without having an issue with my Ubuntu installation.  It's not that I am complaining.  I am getting used to using Ubuntu at home. I almost do not need to log in to Windows 7 when possible.  Except maybe when I need to call my family  back home using Yahoo Messenger voice call.  They still have to get used to using skype and I haven't gotten the time to install skype on Drew in Ubuntu mode.

The other week when I updated to Karmic (Ubuntu 9.10), an error came out (again).

I have posted my query on Ubuntu Forums and hope that somebody can help me solve my issue.

I shall be on the look out on the web on these issues, I will also check with my friend on answers.

I hope I can get one soon.