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  1. Bug #24234
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 24234

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Gordo (gordo) wrote :

(In reply to comment #3)
> This happens quite often to lots of people and even though it might be due to a
> server side hiccup, this error is too scary for novice users. At least the error
> message should be changed, or apt should automatically re-download the signature
> file for a retry (this usually helps). I'm marking this bug as major, since it
> affects quite a lot of people.

A BIG Thankyou as YES it does affect a LOT of people. Just take a look through
the Ubuntu forums.

Thanks,
Gord