On 2018-05-01, Anil Duggirala <anilduggir...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> If it were my machine (so that if I sank it I would be the only one >> to >> go down with the ship), I might run: >> >> 'apt-key update' >> > > When running that command I am getting : > Warning: 'apt-key update' is deprecated and should not be used anymore! > Note: In your distribution this command is a no-op and can therefore be > removed safely.
I guess I gave you some (obsolete) bad advice. I don't know what the solution to your problem is because I don't know what is provoking it. My idea was to regenerate the '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg' file; it appears 'apt-key update' is not (no longer?) a secure way of doing so, thus the deprecation. >> after removing >> >> '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg' >> > When you say removing you mean : > rm /etc/apt/trusted.gpg ? I should have told you to back it up first. > I appreciate any other alternative procedure to correct this, > thanks, I can only think of reinstalling the 'debian-archive-keyring'. Of course if apt is inoperable you'll have to download the Stretch package and 'dpkg -i'... But as I've already put my foot in my mouth... --
