[arch-general] gtk related packages reported as corrupt and blocking all updates

[mick]

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 20:47:23 -0400
Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/17/2015 08:30 PM, mick wrote:
> > for the last few days I have been unable to apply updates.
> > 
> > Pacman reports the following:-
> > 
> > (85/85) checking package integrity                 [######################] 100%
> > error: at-spi2-core: signature from "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <jan.steffens at gmail.com>" is invalid
> > :: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/at-spi2-core-2.18.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
> > Do you want to delete it? [Y/n] 
> > error: gtk-update-icon-cache: signature from "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <jan.steffens at gmail.com>" is invalid
> > :: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/gtk-update-icon-cache-3.18.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
> > Do you want to delete it? [Y/n] 
> > error: gtk3: signature from "Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <jan.steffens at gmail.com>" is invalid
> > :: File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/gtk3-3.18.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz 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)
> > Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
> > 
> > can anyone help me find the answer?
> > 
> > mik
> >   
> 
> Have you tried doing as pacman recommended and deleted those packages,
> then redownloaded them?
> 
> -- 
> Eli Schwartz
> 

yes, I replied Y to each of them every time I tried to update, I even disabled the first enabled mirror with no change

In the meantime I have IgnorePkg'ed them until I can find the solution.

mik