All kind of errors while running apt-get update, GPG, BADSIG and more

Question

Okay, I dont know what is going on and thats why I am writing here. I have seen many questions asked and the sollutions to the issues with gpg errors are either

sudo -i
apt-get clean
cd /var/lib/apt
mv lists lists.old
mkdir -p lists/partial
apt-get clean
apt-get update

or

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys $KEY_FROM_ERROR

Okay I have tried both of these approaches to no success. I also keep getting inconsistetnt errors like:

W: GPG error: http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release: The following   signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

or

E: Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/uk.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff - open (2: No such file or directory)

or sometimes even doing it without errors. I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 Server on Virtualbox 4.1.8. I'm really puzzled here, so any assistance is really appreciated

Edit 1:

One more error meassage

W: GPG error: http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release: Unknown error executing gpgv

Edit 2:

Some more, I want to make it perfectly clear, these come from sequential runnings of

apt-get update

one figures its natural to expect a consistent output when you run a program and don't change anything?

W: GPG error: http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release: The following  signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: GPG error: http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: Failed to fetch http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/Release.gpg  rename failed, No such file or directory ( -> /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/uk.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-updates_Release.gpg). 

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I'm sorry for the formating, the four spaces doesn't work, I don't know why. What a day... — gmunk, Mar 23 '12 at 20:31
You need a blank line before/after the code blocks with four spaces it seems. :) — dobey, Mar 23 '12 at 20:34

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '12 at 06:48

I had the similar problem, but none of the above methods worked for me, however, the following thing worked:

Opened Update Manager
Go to Settings
Click Ubuntu Software Tab
Un-check (disable) any options in Installable from CD-ROM/DVD Box at the bottom of the menu

regards

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '12 at 00:52

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Update your software sources Download mirror from main server to other, select the best server then let it update. Run sudo -apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

If you still run into issues post back your print.

answered Mar 24 '12 at 00:52

Ringtail

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That did it, I updated the sources and it worked, thanks! – gmunk Mar 27 '12 at 12:06
glad to be of help – Ringtail Mar 27 '12 at 14:42

All kind of errors while running apt-get update, GPG, BADSIG and more

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