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receiving updates that are not athenticated

Asked by William Haynes on 2007-08-16

have just received notice of available updates
when I go to install them I'm warned that they have not been Authenicated
what exactly does this mean?
should I not install an update that has not been authenticated?
thanks
bill

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

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Solved by:: seisen1

Solved:: 2007-08-21

Last query:: 2007-08-21

Last reply:: 2007-08-21

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seisen1 (seisen-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said on 2007-08-17:

It just means that the files can't be confirmed as being real, usually because the are from a third party repository or an unsupported Ubuntu repository that does have a GPG key. If you haven't added any weird repositories then its fine to install the unauthenticated packages.

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William Haynes (william-haynes) said on 2007-08-17:

Thank you

Michael Price wrote:
> Your question #11621 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/11621
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Michael Price proposed the following answer:
> It just means that the files can't be confirmed as being real, usually
> because the are from a third party repository or an unsupported Ubuntu
> repository that does have a GPG key. If you haven't added any weird
> repositories then its fine to install the unauthenticated packages.
>
>

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William Haynes (william-haynes) said on 2007-08-17:

no, just wanted to tank you for your quick response

William Haynes wrote:
> Your question #11621 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/11621
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> Thank you
>
> Michael Price wrote:
>
>> Your question #11621 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/11621
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> Michael Price proposed the following answer:
>> It just means that the files can't be confirmed as being real, usually
>> because the are from a third party repository or an unsupported Ubuntu
>> repository that does have a GPG key. If you haven't added any weird
>> repositories then its fine to install the unauthenticated packages.
>>
>>
>>
>
>