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I'm running Slackware 14.1 in a Toshiba NB505, try today to run 'slackpkg update.' It returns, 'gpg fail.' I don't see anything in
the Slackware book about what to do at this point. When I rerun 'slackpkg update' it tells me my updates file is complete. This looks to me like a potentially serious matter. Previously, my updates have worked ok. Today I'm trying to get an updated Firefox. Given this 'gpg fail' what should I do now?
This seems unhelpful. 1) 'Try' implies uncertainty; is it relevant at all? 2) Reading the reply offers no possibility of a better understanding what is going on here. But is there some implied message in this that I'm missing?
bash-4.3# slackpkg help
slackpkg - version 2.82.1 / slackpkg+ 1.6.1p2
Usage: slackpkg update [gpg] download and update files and
package indexes
slackpkg check-updates check if there is any news on
Slackware's ChangeLog.txt
slackpkg install package download and install packages
slackpkg upgrade package download and upgrade packages
slackpkg reinstall package same as install, but for packages
already installed
slackpkg remove package remove installed packages
slackpkg clean-system remove all packages which are not
present in the official Slackware
package set. Good to keep the house
in order
slackpkg upgrade-all sync all packages installed in your
machine with the selected mirror. This
is the correct way to upgrade all of
your machine.
slackpkg install-new install packages which are added to
the official Slackware package set.
Run this if you are upgrading to another
Slackware version or using current.
slackpkg blacklist Blacklist a package. Blacklisted
packages cannot be upgraded, installed,
or reinstalled by slackpkg
slackpkg download Only download (do not install) a package
slackpkg info package Show package information
(works with only ONE package)
slackpkg search package Search packages that have a
selected name
slackpkg file-search file Search for a specific file in the
entire package collection
slackpkg new-config Search for new configuration files and
ask to user what to do with them.
slackpkg generate-template Create a template with all
official Slackware packages installed
in your machine.
slackpkg install-template Install selected template.
slackpkg remove-template Remove selected template. Be careful.
slackpkg help Show this screen.
You can see more information about slackpkg usage and some examples
in slackpkg's manpage. You can use partial package names (such as xorg
instead of xorg-server, xorg-docs, etc), or even Slackware series
(such as n,ap,xap,etc) when searching for packages.
bash-4.3# ^C
frankbell is a regular contributor in these forums and deserves better than a condescending "unhelpful" response. Have a nice day.
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