Etch-backports and gpg problems
I am running Etch and I want to install the alpine package from
etch-backports.
I also want to verify the downloaded files.
I followed the instructions on the backports instruction page:
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If you are using *etch* and you want apt to verify the downloaded
backports you can import backports.org archive’s key into apt:
gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 16BA136C
gpg --export | apt-key add -
or
wget -O - http://backports.org/debian/archive.key | apt-key add -
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but after executing the second option (or the second line of the first option) I get the following messages:
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gpg: no writable keyring found: eof
gpg: error reading `-': general error
gpg: import from `-' failed: general error
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This occurs whether I run this as a normal user, or with sudo. What am I doing wrong?
If I then try to run 'aptitude update' I get the following:
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mns@xander:~$ sudo aptitude update
Get:1 http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch Release.gpg [378B]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch Release
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
Get:3 http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/main Packages
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/contrib Packages
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/non-free Packages
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/main Sources
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/contrib Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch Release
Get:4 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://debian.oregonstate.edu etch/non-free Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/non-free Packages
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
Err http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
Get:5 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release [43.7kB]
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch/main Packages
Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages
Fetched 43.9kB in 2s (18.0kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EA8E8B2116BA136C
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
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Can someone help me get this sorted out, please?
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Marc Shapiro
mshapiro_42@yahoo.com
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