** Description changed:

  I keep getting this when i launch the update manager.
  
  W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates Release: The following
  signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic
  Signing Key <ftpmas...@ubuntu.com>
  
  How can I fix it?
  
+ ***********
+ WORKAROUND:
+ ----------
+ Run the following commands and the BADSIG error does not occur :
+ 
+ 
+ $ cd /var/lib/apt
+ $ sudo mv lists lists.old
+ $ sudo mkdir -p lists/partial
+ $ sudo apt-get update
+ 
+ ***********
+ 
  comment from Rolf Leggewie: This is due to cache inconsistencies and
  thus is not necessarily a bug in Ubuntu at all.  But I hope the fine
  devs can find a way to better deal with broken proxies.  This is a very
  visible issue, a large number of internet connections are behind proxies
  and the users cannot do anything about it.

** Description changed:

  I keep getting this when i launch the update manager.
  
  W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates Release: The following
  signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic
  Signing Key <ftpmas...@ubuntu.com>
  
  How can I fix it?
  
  ***********
  WORKAROUND:
  ----------
- Run the following commands and the BADSIG error does not occur :
- 
+ Run the following commands(saves a backup of the old lists and creates a new 
lists folder) and the BADSIG error does not occur :
  
  $ cd /var/lib/apt
  $ sudo mv lists lists.old
  $ sudo mkdir -p lists/partial
  $ sudo apt-get update
  
  ***********
  
  comment from Rolf Leggewie: This is due to cache inconsistencies and
  thus is not necessarily a bug in Ubuntu at all.  But I hope the fine
  devs can find a way to better deal with broken proxies.  This is a very
  visible issue, a large number of internet connections are behind proxies
  and the users cannot do anything about it.

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Low

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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GPG error with apt-get/aptitude/update-manager behind proxy (BADSIG 
40976EAF437D05B5)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24061
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