[TriLUG] up2date problems w/ Fedora Core 1

[Joseph Tate]

David R.Matusiak wrote:

> hello TriLUG --
>
> I have been trying to use up2date to download/install newer packages 
> onto my Fedora Core 1 machine and have been experiencing a variety of 
> problems.  The first problem is that the process will begin nicely, 
> but hang at any point once it has started.  It has hung on package 
> verification.  It has hung on package download.  It has hung on 
> package install.
>
> I am only able to progress to "the next step" by killing the process 
> and beginning again.  Each time it will make it a little further 
> before tripping over itself.  Needless to say, I would like to get 
> this machine upgraded, but am at a loss for why up2date wants to 
> lock-up repeatedly.
>
> The new error message I am getting tells me that each package has a 
> invalid GPG signature and that it is tampered or corrupted.  (Yet it 
> offers me the option to "continue" anyway?)  Any ideas on how to make 
> up2date behave?
>
> Many thanks!
> dave m.
>
I've been having the same problems with yum.  I think that the 
fedora.redhat.com server has been flaky or overwhelmed.  Use a mirror in 
the config.  You'll be better off.

Joseph