On 27 May 2010 12:15, Cornelius Mostert <corneliusmost...@googlemail.com>wrote:
> I am getting this: > > Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring > --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg > --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv-keys > 9BDB3D89CE49EC21 > gpg: requesting key CE49EC21 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com > gpgkeys: key 9BDB3D89CE49EC21 not found on keyserver > gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. > gpg: Total number processed: 0 > > I have to say that we are behind a nasty firewall and proxy so I might have > to provide a user name and password, is it possible to do that inline of the > command or how would I do that? > Depending on which tool you use to install packages, you can define a proxy server and port. The proxy may need your login and password details too... >From the article http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1575.html Proxy support for apt-get package management: In a terminal window and edit the apt configuration file gksudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf & Add the following lines to this configuration file and save it: ACQUIRE { http::proxy "http://username:pa...@host:port/"; } If you run any apt-based command then hopefully they will pick up this setting. Try open a new terminal if it does not work after you saved the file. -- John Stevenson jr0cket.com leanagilemachine.com
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