I put a # in front of 2 of the lines as I think you suggested in order to comment them out but I am still getting the same problem. I have pasted the sources.list file below as it currently is. I am very new to vi and I did not know how to delete characters (I wanted to delete the first # which I think I must have put there by a mistake. I imagine it does no harm?)
# # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD Binary-1 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD Binary-1 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile' deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main #deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday 17 June 2015 00:27:05 Steve Greig wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Steve Greig <greigst...@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 8:43 AM > > Subject: Re: updating debian warnings > > To: Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> > > > > > > Thanks for you responses. I have posted contents of etc/apt/sources.list > > followed by output from dpkg -l debian-archive-keyring below: > > > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD > > Binary-1 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main > > > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD > Binary-1 > > 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main > > > > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main > > deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main > > > > deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main > > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main > > > > # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main > > deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main > > > > deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free > > > > AND: > > > > steve@debian:~$ dpkg -l debian-archive-keyring > > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > > > > > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pen > >d > > > > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > > | > > ||/ Name Version Architecture Description > > > > > +++-==================-==============-==============-====================== > >=================== ii debian-archive-key 2012.4 all > > GnuPG archive keys of the Debian archive > > steve@debian:~$ > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 12:33 AM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Mon 15 Jun 2015 at 23:44:50 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > > On Monday 15 June 2015 23:01:05 Steve Greig wrote: > > > > > I tried to update debian (my first time) and Apper quickly warned > me > > > > > > that I > > > > > > > > was about to install unsigned packages and that it was impossible > to > > > > > > verify > > > > > > > > if they came from a trusted source: Do you want to continue? I > > > > > decided > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > take a risk and clicked 'yes'. This led to another warning window > > > > > > requiring > > > > > > > > me to reenter my password. At this point I bottled out and > cancelled > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > update. > > > > > > > > > > I would have thought that only trusted software would be put into > the > > > > > updates so was surprised by this and would like to ask for a bit of > > > > > explanation and also advice on how to proceed. > > > > > > > > What have you got in your sources list? > > > > > > He could also post what he gets for > > > > > > dpkg -l debian-archive-keyring > > > > > > while he at it. > > I should comment out the second line if you have full internet access. > > As for warnings, you have an unofficial repository in the list, for which > Debian cannot be blamed. It may well be putting untrusted software into > teh > updates! If you have not got the key for it, it would be untrusted. Only > add teh key if oyu are sure oyu trust it!! > > Comment out the spotify line and the cd line, then try updating again. > Post > any error messages. > > Lisi > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201506170723.10144.lisi.re...@gmail.com > >
