Tux Love : Hidden Linux : Can't upgrade to Ubuntu 9.04?

Well can you?

The latest release came out a few days ago and on all the systems I've tried so far (both Ubuntu and Kubuntu), all have failed with variations of the same error.

On the command line it looks like this:

W:
A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is
not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error:
http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates Release: The following
signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive
Automatic Signing Key  W:
Failed to fetch
http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid-updates/Release 

      

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.
      

      

W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems 

On the Ubuntu GUI you get this:

It turns out the problem is almost four years old! You'll find full details here. Scroll to the bottom and you'll see I've added a fix that works for me. Here it is ...

1: Delete the contents of /var/lib/apt/lists/partial.

2: Ensure file /etc/apt/sources.list only points to "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" not sources such as "http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"

3: Run the command sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=true

4: Run the command sudo apt-get update

Then login to Launchpad and record your success (or failure) in the hope of getting this damn thing fixed!

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Comments

wow. this solved all my problems
Thank you!!!!

Posted by: syarif | September 2, 2009 7:42 PM

I am waiting for a month after the release before upgrading.

Advice on the Ubuntu forums, and it seems like a good idea.

Got a free CD of 9.04 mailed free from Canonical, just in case the upgrade fails.

Posted by: elderlybloke | May 15, 2009 3:08 PM

Francois:

Check out the original bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24234, try the other suggestions there and add your comments. Let's get this thing sorted!

--Geoff

Posted by: Geoff | May 8, 2009 6:59 AM

Hi, I tried this and it did not work. What do I do now apart form a clean re-install?

Posted by: Francois | May 8, 2009 2:48 AM

Thanks for posting a fix on the bug page :-)

BTW - is PC World interested in commenting on http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2009/press-release-nzoss-g2009-negotiations-microsoft

There is a lot more our government could be doing to support local software development.

Posted by: Grant Paton-Simpson | April 30, 2009 10:46 AM