On Tue 01 May 2018 at 08:11:28 (-0500), Anil Duggirala 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. > > > after removing > > > > '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg' > > > When you say removing you mean : > rm /etc/apt/trusted.gpg ? > > I appreciate any other alternative procedure to correct this, > thanks,
I don't know if this rather long thread would help. It does appear that /etc/apt/trusted.gpg is no longer used, in favour of /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ but if the former exists, it can cause problems. There's a new user on stretch called _apt but I don't know its function. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/07/msg00289.html BTW when someone writes "remove file foo", it's generally safer to interpret this as "mv -i foo some-safe-hidden-place" rather than destroying its contents altogether. The same goes for directories, move them rather than deleting them. A lot of configuration files have rather strict naming requirements which makes them very easy to hide. Cheers, David.