Comments on: Adding a PPA’s key to Ubuntu

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:13:03 +0000

why do the PPA keys go bad so frequently ? I have several PPA repos on my sources.lst. I can count on getting a synaptic update error at least once a month where a previously perfect repository setup now needs me to go hunting for a NEW key to keep it working. Kind of a hassle. What’s up ?

By: trampster

trampster — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:49:34 +0000

Using PPA’s should be way simpler.

A new file format should be created which contains the PPA location plus the key

Workflow should be:
1. Download PPA file from internet
2. Double click PPA file.
3. Supply root password
Done

By: Zeke Krahlin

Zeke Krahlin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:35:01 +0000

This afternoon I followed the video instruction to a tee (very, very carefully), all proceded exactly as the video showed (I got my distro Intrepid Ibex from the drop-down list, etc.), but:

when I reload the Package Manager, I still get an error:

–
W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 3F2A5EE4B796B6FE

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-team/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/Release

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
–

But I still could install those two gnome-do packages, as a test. So what’s goin’ on? I’m a Linux newbie, be gentoo. :b

By: Zeke Krahlin

Zeke Krahlin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:39:51 +0000

So, I still can’t even view or download the video…very slow to download, a half hour now. Hmmm…and it probably won’t really be a help. What about just getting rid of the launcher? Would I then be able to update, and finally have Ubuntu running securely? I like launcher, but what they did to new users is inexcusable, so: screw ‘em.

By: Zeke Krahlin

Zeke Krahlin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:30:40 +0000

Hello. I really want badly to get off the Windoze merry-go-round. Installed eeebuntu-NBR on my Asus eee PC 1000HA a few days ago, then tried to update. I can’t! Discovered this page in my search for an answer. NO WAY am I gonna mess with these ridiculous instructions…for as another poster said, this just ain’t right, especially for newbies. And I’m a newbie! I though Windoze was painful to maintain, but this claptrap…horrendous. I may have NO choice but to resume stupid Windoze…how very disappointing.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:38:16 +0000

This is part of the output from the terminal after running the script in the link above.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

Will retrieve keys for: tualatrix do-core c-korn banshee-team shutter globalmenu-team
Attempting to get Launchpad key for tualatrix: http://launchpad.net/~tualatrix/+archive/ppa
Found key: 0624A220
Adding 0624A220 to your username’s gpg
gpg: requesting key 0624A220 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: keyserver timed out
gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
system gpg –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 0624A220 failed: 512
Adding key to apt
INFO: Enter your administrator password if asked

gpg: WARNING: nothing exported

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:30:40 +0000

Does not work. I am unable to connect to the keyservers listed on the PPA pages. Several of my repositories have not been able to update for several weeks. Even the scripts I downloaded were unable to do so. Is there a special way to download the key files?

By: TomkoKubianca

TomkoKubianca — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:34:04 +0000

“what a bunch of useless complication…..”

You’ve got my vote too!

I’ve tried to do this on three different occasions and it hasn’t worked yet.

Step 1 : simply type in the web site for Gnome Do Core (which is illegible on the screen so you have to google just to find the address). I’ve waited for about 20 minutes to a half an hour for the page to load but it never does.

Like someone said above, it’s Gnome-do specific so what’s the point?

What a complete waste of time and energy. I don’t like the idea of using a script like the one provided by savvas, but it’s either that or just remove the repository to eliminate the update error and save myself grief.

Has anyone tried the the script provided by savvas?

By: teo

teo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:49:08 +0000

“# vbzir Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm

what a bunch of useless complication…..
”

i totally AGREE..

what a bunch of geeky dumbness..

By: vbzir

vbzir — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:34:56 +0000

what a bunch of useless complication…..