Packages cannot be authenticated

Question

Anytime I install a new package i get the following error:

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

I can still install the package despite this error, but is there a way to get rid of it?

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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As you clearly mentioned that you dont want to see that error in future , you can use --allow-unauthenticated flag.

--allow-unauthenticated

       Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about
       it. This is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item:
       APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated.

usage:

apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install <package_name>

Hope it helps.

Credit : Ubuntu : apt-get

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Jan 31 '16 at 00:49

Raja G

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Couldn't this be a security issue? – tread Dec 01 '16 at 09:23
Please don't suggest that people stop authenticating packages. It'd be far better to figure out why packages are failing to authenticate. – jorfus Jul 17 '18 at 01:10

Packages cannot be authenticated

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