apt-get update issues

[CoSBigWilly]

Hi All,

I have had issues running the apt-get update command for months now!

It happened on my direct installation on a laptop and in a new installation in a VM.

As per the post in the FAQ section regarding these types of failures, I have the info below:



Command: # apt-get update

error:
Get:1 SUN Backtrack Linux Repository pwnsauce Release.gpg [489B]
Get:2 SUN Backtrack Linux Repository pwnsauce Release [9106B]
Err SUN Backtrack Linux Repository pwnsauce Release

Fetched 490B in 2s (240B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: SUN Backtrack Linux Repository pwnsauce Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG FEF51A0A571327DB BackTrack Repository Administrator <repoadmin@offensive-security.com>

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.offensive-security.co...nsauce/Release

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems


apt sources.list:

deb SUN Backtrack Linux Repository pwnsauce main microverse macroverse restricted universe multiverse
#deb Index of /repotest ./ # BackTrack Devel Repository

Cheers,
Big Willy


Hi all - UPDATE on the issue.
I found a small list of instructions to help sort the issue out!

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

[KMDave]

Did you make sure to start up your network?

By default it is not activated and you have to assign an IP manually.

[thorin]

Did you have any network/internet access at the time? Was DNS resolution working from the machine in question?

[CoSBigWilly]

Hi all,

yes, internet connectivity is up and fine.
msfupdate works fine, browsing the net works fine etc...

[KMDave]

Did you try to ping the repos?

Is it possible to resolve the hostname?

[Icht00r]

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

This works for me, too.

Thanks.