Re: Update problems!

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On Dec 11, 2007 3:04 PM, Paul Johnson <pauljohn32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Public key for yum-3.2.8-2.fc8.noarch.rpm is not installed
> > [root@k5di ~]#
> >
> > What this means is there must be one public key missing and the dam
> > update fails.
> >
> >
> > Karl
> >
>
> You can find the missing keys on the Internet, but I expect they are
> already in your computer.
>
> In a Fedora 7 system, look in your system here:
>
> /etc/pki/rpm-gpg
>
> In there you see keys supplied with the system:
>
> RPM-GPG-KEY              RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-rawhide
> RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux  RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test
> RPM-GPG-KEY-beta         RPM-GPG-KEY-livna
> RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora       RPM-GPG-KEY-rawhide
>
> You need to do
>
> rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
>
> After that, the yum install will work.
>
> I don't have an F8 system booted up at the current time, but if the
> keys are somewhere else, I'm sure you can find them with find (here's
> how I found them: "find /etc -name "*RPM*KEY*".  I guess they might be
> under /usr/share/doc/ instead of /etc.  On a Scientific Linux 5 system
> I'm using now, they are under the doc directory.
>
> What puzzles me is that this key is missing from your rpm database.
> If it is not installed, it means you have never ever done a yum
> update.  Which seems weird, given how old F8 is and how active you are
> in this list.  And, usually yum will ask you if you want to install
> the key, and you say yes, and the install proceeds.
>
> Don't complain that pup or some other gui fails.  I've stopped using
> them entirely.  Either download the rpms you need and use rpm commands
> to install, or run yum from the command line.  It is the only way that
> is either sure to work or give you enough information about what's
> wrong in order to fix it.
>
> yumex is the only gui RPM program I use anymore.  Sometimes it is
> convenient if you need to search for RPMs by keywords..

It is a temporary situation caused by a faulty package submission.
Give it a day and it will most likely be fixed.


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