Bug#316747: apt-key: the update command is broken and not mentioned by manpage
severity 316747 whishlist
retitle 316747 Please document apt-key update in the apt-key manpage
On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 04:15:10PM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.38
> Severity: normal
Thanks for your bugreport.
The keyring bit is a duplicate of #316344.
Cheers,
Michael
> The manpage of apt-key should mention the update command. Using apt-key
> help we can see it exists. Another problem might be that apt-key update
> currently does not work.
> # apt-key help
> Usage: apt-key [command] [arguments]
>
> Manage apt's list of trusted keys
>
> apt-key add <file> - add the key contained in <file> ('-' for stdin)
> apt-key del <keyid> - remove the key <keyid>
> apt-key update - update keys using the keyring package
> apt-key list - list keys
>
> # apt-key update
> ERROR: Can't find the archive-keyring
> Is the debian-keyring package installed?
> # dpkg -l debian-keyring
> ...
> ii debian-keyring 2005.05.28 GnuPG (and obsolete PGP) keys of Debian Deve
> #
>
> Did you perhaps mean
> ARCHIVE_KEYRING=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg
> instead of
> ARCHIVE_KEYRING=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> in /usr/bin/apt-key line 12?
>
> Btw. apt-key fingerprint isn't even documented in apt-key help.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.9
> Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
>
> Versions of packages apt depends on:
> ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
> ii libgcc1 1:4.0.0-11 GCC support library
> ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.6-7 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
>
> apt recommends no packages.
>
> -- no debconf information
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