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James Westby (james-w) wrote : Re: [Bug 638384] [NEW] hwpack-install asks for confirmation of not authenticated packages

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:32:54 -0000, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> when using hwpack-install i get asked like:
>
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
> linux-image-linaro-vexpress u-boot-linaro-ca9x4-ct-vxp
> Install these packages without verification [y/N]?
>
> i think this is because we don't sign the Packages file in the hwpack. Doing that and whitelisting that
> during install would probably help.

Are you sure?

I haven't implemented putting the PPA keys in the hwpack yet, so it
might be that?

Let's make sure we understand the problem before trying to come up with
a fix.

Are you testing with the branch that favours downloading from the local
disk? Where do the packages come from if you choose yes?

Thanks,

James