Public bug reported: I'm quite sure I'm not alone on seeing this, so this might be a duplicate of another bug. Nonetheless, it's quite annoying.
Sometimes when I travel with my laptop, files such as /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_Release become overwritten with data from the "hotel network". See attached file for what it currently looks like. This results in apt-get update getting the following error message: W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]> The workaround is to remove the offending _Release files. So 1) why are these "Release" files just saved without any sanity checking, and 2) if they are, why isn't the correct file overwriting the wrong one now that I'm home again and on a sane network? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Sep 18 15:15:57 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120103) SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1052488 Title: "Release" files being overwritten on hotel etc networks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1052488/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
