updates fail

[Rob R]

The GUI Updater fails repeatedley!
ran sudo apt-get update; screen parses lines then stops with this:
One error in listup:
Err http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release

then:
Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>
W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>
W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 16126D3A3E5C1192 Ubuntu Extras Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>

W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_partner_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I need some help...

[Sami Jaktholm (sjakthol)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your bug report it seems that you are experiencing bug 346386. This issue happens when you have tried to update your package information when you are in a network that didn't return the right files. This issue can be cleaned up by using the following commands in a terminal:

1.) sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages
2.) sudo apt-get update

Thanks and good luck!

[Rob R (rob-ramer)]

Thanks, however there is no change.
it's still getting the error upon parsing the file

Latitude-D620:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages
[sudo] password for rramer
Latitude-D620:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports InRelease
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [1,233 B]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:6 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
Get:7 http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
                                                                         Err http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release

Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1,274 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages [5,033 B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/...

[Sami Jaktholm (sjakthol)]

Hello,

You should check out this AskUbuntu thread for possible solutions: http://askubuntu.com/questions/1877/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-resolve-apt-get-badsig-gpg-errors

If I had to guess, I would say that following solution from the link above might work (the second post modified to work with direct copy pasting):
sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.old
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
sudo apt-get update

Hope this helps.

[Rob R (rob-ramer)]

That seems to have done the trick!! Thank You!!

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 12:47 PM, sampo555 <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> You should check out this AskUbuntu thread for possible solutions:
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/1877/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-resolve-
> apt-get-badsig-gpg-errors
>
> If I had to guess, I would say that following solution from the link above
> might work (the second post modified to work with direct copy pasting):
> sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.old
> sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
> sudo apt-get update
>
> Hope this helps.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054648
>
> Title:
> updates fail
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> The GUI Updater fails repeatedley!
> ran sudo apt-get update; screen parses lines then stops with this:
> One error in listup:
> Err http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
>
> then:
> Reading package lists... Error!
> W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The
> following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive
> Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>
> W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com precise Release: The
> following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive
> Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>
> W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is
> not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error:
> http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were
> invalid: BADSIG 16126D3A3E5C1192 Ubuntu Extras Archive Automatic Signing
> Key <email address hidden>
>
> W: Failed to fetch
> http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release
>
> W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
> ones used instead.
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_partner_binary-i386_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
> I need some help...
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