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| Thread ID: 147340 | 2018-11-17 21:51:00 | Message From Update Manager | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 1455688 | 2018-11-17 21:51:00 | I got a rather cryptic message from my Update manager on my 'puter, running Linux/Ubuntu Mint: GPG error: http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb InRelease: Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NODATA' (does the network require authentication?) OK - this is quite possibly a lot of gibberish to most people - including me, but I toss it out on the F1 floor......... What does it mean? joseph@SurfersMintu1 ~ $ cat /etc/linuxmint/info RELEASE=17.3 CODENAME=rosa EDITION="Cinnamon 64-bit" DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa" DESKTOP=Gnome TOOLKIT=GTK NEW_FEATURES_URL=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php RELEASE_NOTES_URL=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_cinnamon.php USER_GUIDE_URL=help:linuxmint GRUB_TITLE=Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit joseph@SurfersMintu1 ~ $ 9140 |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1455689 | 2018-11-17 23:50:00 | I use Mint 18.3, and recently had a game file which ran in a loop, making a restart necessary. I ran 'BleachBit' (the equivalent of C Cleaner in Windows) and the problem went away. 'BleachBit' comes in two parts, one user only, and the second runs as Root. Regarding your update problem, go to 'software sources' in the Menu and select repositories closer to home, and refresh them. Regarding selection of updates, only select the ones you need, 75% of them are for software which you do not use. Avoid messing with Kernels etc. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1455690 | 2018-11-18 02:09:00 | I notice that the LTS is going away in a month or so.... Linux Mint 17.3 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" Cinnamon Edition Software Sources Software repositories are very important. We use them all the time when installing new software or performing updates. They need to be fast and reliable. This was a major point of focus in the development of Linux Mint 17.3. Software repositories are mirrored (i.e. duplicated on many servers) all over the world. The main goal of the Software Sources configuration tool is to make it easy to find the best available mirror for you; one that is: Reliable and fully up to date Fast and responsive To find the fastest mirrors, the Software Sources tool now detects your location and starts its speed tests with mirrors near you. I went to my Software Sources, and tried reset to default - that cleared a few of the repositories out, and I'll try that again. Still concerned about having to go through the new kernal stuff when this version and it's LTS dies. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1455691 | 2018-11-20 12:00:00 | You will still be able to use your current Linux Mint 17.3 indefinitely. You just won't be able to update it after a certain date, but it will still work, it won't "die" suddenly. But as time goes on it will become somewhat less secure (though I think even an old version of Linux is still way safer than an old version of Windows). According to this page endoflife.software Mint 17.3 is supported until April, 2019. Regarding your original error message post, this sometimes happens if the update server goes down or there is some break between your PC and the server when attempting to update. Just try updating again and it should rectify itself. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1455692 | 2018-11-21 03:17:00 | Glad to know that 17.3 will still run after April, next year. Glad it's not a Windows version and they shut off my sound cards and such when I got saddled with Win8. If I don't take any Kernal updates I guess things will be OK too. Thanks for the information. When I rebooted this afternoon, the little red 'x' was gone and a nice green check mark replaced it and it told me I was up to date. Just looking at it again, the red 'x' is back and the GPG Error message is back too. I'm not gonna worry about it - I'll try a reboot and see what happens later on this evening - I'm listening to Pithos and enjoying a channel I built. Again, thanks. EDIT: I just clicked on the red 'x' and I hit "Refresh" in the update manager, and of course the note about it not being able to get to a repository came back, and then another window came up and it told me I was up to date and the green checkmark is back. Baffled, but gonna take that as a good thing. |
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