On 11/18/2017 02:42 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote:
> We only sign the .tar.gz archive and signatures are in the .asc file
> corresponding to the archive you downloaded. So in your case the
> signature could be verified this way:
> 1. Download
> http://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.1.4/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz.asc
>
> 2. Run gpg --verify
> Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz.asc

When I try that, I get:
gpg: Signature made Thu 12 Oct 2017 11:18:37 AM EDT using RSA key ID
791485A8
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key


>
> This will let you verify the GPG signatures; it will probably still
> give you warnings and errors if you haven't imported the keys, but we
> can discuss this separately in case.
>
> Now coming to your issue, it seems that the software you are using for
> the installation is instead demanding that the individual RPM packages
> within the archive are signed, which is not the case (as we sign the
> archive as a whole).
>
> What command do you use for installation? RPM directly, something like
> "rpm -Uvh *.rpm"? Or some interface to it? There is probably some
> setting that you should disable in order for it to trust "unsigned"
> packages (again, ours ARE signed; just, we sign the archive but not
> the individual packages).

I use the Yast software software management utility.  I create a
repository by copying the contents of the downloaded file to a directory
and then tell the Yast software management to update.  I've been using
this method for years and it's never failed before.

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