[SOLVED] Running slackpkg update. gpg package not found!

amikoyan · 03-07-2024, 01:48 PM

I tried to install yesterday's -current updates and got part way through before many packages failed due to gpg errors. I re-ran slackpkg and got this message:

Code:

Running slackpkg update.

gpg package not found!  Please disable GPG in /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf or install
the gnupg package.

I installed gnupg:

Quote:

Package gnupg-1.4.23-x86_64-6.txz installed.

But this does not seem to have fixed the problem.

I see from the changelog:

Quote:

Wed Mar 6 21:30:27 UTC 2024
...
n/gnupg-1.4.23-x86_64-6.txz: Rebuilt.
Renamed binaries and manpages to end in 1, and renamed internally to gnupg1.
Thanks to Lockywolf.
n/gnupg2-2.4.4-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Make a gpg -> gpg2 symlink if it doesn't exist. Thanks to Lockywolf.

I assume gpg should be in /usr/bin but it isn't there so I can't make a gpg -> gpg2 symlink manually:

Code:

root@amber:/usr/bin# ls /usr/bin/gpg
/bin/ls: cannot access '/usr/bin/gpg': No such file or directory

I do have /usr/bin/gpg1 and /usr/bin/gpg2
How should I proceed?

dr.s · 03-07-2024, 01:51 PM

Got the same error, install pkg doesn't seem to create the symlink.

volkerdi · 03-07-2024, 02:23 PM

The gnupg(1) package will never create the symlink. Only the gnupg2 package will, and only if /usr/bin/gpg doesn't exist.

Upgrading these in the expected order (gnupg, gnupg2) should properly create the link. But if you upgrade in the reverse order, you won't have the link until the next gnupg2 upgrade.

Luckily that'll be today.

amikoyan · 03-07-2024, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volkerdi

The gnupg(1) package will never create the symlink. Only the gnupg2 package will, and only if /usr/bin/gpg doesn't exist.

Upgrading these in the expected order (gnupg, gnupg2) should properly create the link. But if you upgrade in the reverse order, you won't have the link until the next gnupg2 upgrade.

Luckily that'll be today.

Thank you Patrick

amikoyan · 03-07-2024, 02:39 PM

@dr.s

If it helps you, I got the symlink by commenting out CHECKPKG=on in /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf and re-running Wednesday's updates.

Quote:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 7 20:15 gpg -> gpg2

They completed successfully and the link was there.

yvesjv · 03-08-2024, 12:34 PM

Same error yesterday.
Appears fixed today.

# slackpkg search gnupg

Looking for gnupg in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "gnupg".

[upgr] slackware64 : gnupg2-2.4.4-x86_64-2 --> gnupg2-2.4.5-x86_64-1
[inst] slackware64 : gnupg-1.4.23-x86_64-6

# slackpkg upgrade-all

=========================================================
slackpkg was upgrades or slackpkg+ was temporary disabled
We need to force 'slackpkg update' to re-enable slackpkg+
Then you can re-run 'upgrade-all' command
=========================================================

==============================================================================
INFO! Debug informations
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
slackpkg forced to rebuild pkglist database
Please may try 'slackpkg upgrade-all ' now
==============================================================================

# slackpkg upgrade-all

Checking local integrity... DONE
Looking for packages to upgrade. Please wait... DONE

Preparing list [107/107]

No further errors towards gpg

tramtrist · 03-09-2024, 08:02 PM

This bit me.. recreated symlink for gpg from gpg2 and all was well after