Full system update completed find earlier, but then attempting to install
lightdm, the following error was received:
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
libxklavier-5.4-3-x86_64 72.5 KiB 145 KiB/s 00:01
[######################################] 100%
lightdm-1:1.32.0-4-x86_64 239.1 KiB 357 KiB/s 00:01
[######################################] 100%
Total (2/2) 311.6 KiB 351 KiB/s 00:01
[######################################] 100%
(2/2) checking keys in keyring
[######################################] 100%
warning: Public keyring not found; have you run 'pacman-key --init'?
downloading required keys...
error: keyring is not writable
error: keyring is not writable
error: required key missing from keyring
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Huh?
Attempting to update archlinux-keyring results in:
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring
[######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity
[######################################] 100%
error: archlinux-keyring: signature from "Christian Hesse
" is unknown trust
:: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/archlinux-keyring-20221110-1-any.pkg.tar.zst is
corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
Do you want to delete it? [Y/n]
error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature))
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Attempting lightdm again results in Allan's key not found and of unknown trust:
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(2/2) checking keys in keyring
[######################################] 100%
downloading required keys...
:: Import PGP key F99FFE0FEAE999BD, "Allan McRae "? [Y/n]
:: Import PGP key 0F65C7D881506130, "Maxime Gauduin "?
[Y/n]
(2/2) checking package integrity
[######################################] 100%
error: libxklavier: signature from "Allan McRae (Developer)
" is unknown trust
:: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/libxklavier-5.4-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst is
corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
Do you want to delete it? [Y/n]
error: lightdm: signature from "Maxime Gauduin " is
unknown trust
:: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/lightdm-1:1.32.0-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst is
corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
Do you want to delete it? [Y/n]
error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature))
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Is this a temporary issue or did something get fsck'ed up on my system? (and
how to attempt to fix?)
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.