# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release.gpg [197B]
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
Get:2 ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch Release.gpg [189B]
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing Release.gpg
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable Release.gpg
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing Release
Get:3 ftp://sunsite.dk sarge Release.gpg [189B]
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable Release
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Packages
Get:4 ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid Release.gpg [189B]
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch Release
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main Sources
Hit ftp://sunsite.dk sarge Release
Ign ftp://sunsite.dk sarge Release
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid Release
Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch/main Packages
Get:5 ftp://sunsite.dk sarge/non-free Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid/main Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid/main Sources
Ign ftp://sunsite.dk sarge/non-free Packages
Hit ftp://sunsite.dk sarge/non-free Packages
Fetched 568B in 3s (162B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: GPG error: ftp://sunsite.dk sarge Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY BB5E459A529B8BDA
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
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i ran apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; apt-get dist-upgrade
which worked fine but now i get the errors mentioned above.
I'm pretty new to debian. I recently switched from slackware which I ran for a number of years
any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 1F41B907
gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 529B8BDA
apt-key add /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg

Meaning you add the last 8 characters.

Sorry, but the message about adding characters doesn't make sense.

When you type in apt-get update there is no form or input screen to allow inputting anything, apt just downloads the latest current list of available updates.

I meant that instead of BB5E459A529B8BDA you add the last eight 529B8BDA
IIRC stable doesn't yet use gpg sigs.

Thanks. I finally figured that out figured that out last night after digging for a while. I still seem to have a problem with sunsite.dk when i run apt-get update. any suggestions would be appreciated

Ign ftp://sunsite.dk sarge/non-free Packages
Hit ftp://sunsite.dk sarge/non-free Packages

Thanks

If it's not erroring out and you get packages from the server you can just ignore the error.