Under Etch you say, but apt-key is only available in Sid is it not? Is there no information available about this new policy? I've done a quick search and there's an Ubuntu advisory about apt authentication in Hoary Hedgehog but it isn't very helpful.
sebyte Piszcz, Justin wrote: > Here is how I fixed it (under Etch) > > ################################################################### > # COMMANDS TO FIX THESE ERRORS > ################################################################### > W: GPG error: http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release: The following > signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: > NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907 > W: GPG error: http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates > Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the > public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 946AA6E18722E71E > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems > ################################################################### > apt-key add /usr/share/apt/debian-archive.gpg > wget http://ftp-master.debian.org/ziyi_key_2005.asc > cat ziyi_key_2005.asc | gpg --import > gpg --recv-keys 07DC563D1F41B907 > gpg --recv-keys 946AA6E18722E71E > gpg --armor --export | apt-key add - > ################################################################### > > -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sebastian Tennant > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:20 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: apt authentication? > > Hi all, > > Just tried to install a package to solve a problem I'm having with my > DHCP lease when apt told me something I've never heard it say before: > > delboy:~$ apt-get install dhcpdump > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libpcap0.8 tcpdump > The following NEW packages will be installed: > dhcpdump libpcap0.8 tcpdump > 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > Need to get 394kB of archives. > After unpacking 893kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! > libpcap0.8 tcpdump dhcpdump > Install these packages without verification [y/N]? > E: Some packages could not be authenticated > delboy:~$ > > Is this new and is authentication/verification soon to be applied across > the whole apt repository? How does it work exactly? Do any extra apt > packages need to be installed? > > sebyte > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]