* James <bjlockie [ at ] lockie [ dot ] ca> [081024 10:14]: > On Fri, October 24, 2008 10:07 am, Bart Trojanowski wrote: > > Let's start with this: > > > > > > what does your /etc/apt/sources.list look like? > > I replaced: > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main > deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main > > with: > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free Hmm, sarge -> etch upgrades used to work really well. > >> apt-get is broken and I installed > >> > >> gnupg_1.4.6-2_i386.deb with dpkg. > >> > >> Could not execute '/usr/bin/gpgv' to verify signature (is gnupg > >> installed?) Does apt work upto the point of key verification? If yes, you could remove the trust check by copying /bin/true to /usr/bin/gpgv.... clearly you're removing any mirror/package validation if you do so. If no, what does apt-get install -f print? -Bart -- WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/