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hogsdill

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Registered: 2013-05-19

Posts: 1

Message "invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature)" (new to Arch)

I'm new to Arch Linux. I've been using Gentoo and made the switch over. I'm getting the same message when I try to install or upgrade any package.

invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature)

# pacman -Syu
error: GPGME error: No data
error: GPGME error: No data
error: GPGME error: No data
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
error: database 'core' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))
error: database 'extra' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))
error: database 'community' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))

# pacman -Ss samba
error: GPGME error: No data
error: GPGME error: No data
error: GPGME error: No data
error: database 'core' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))
error: database 'extra' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))
error: database 'community' is not valid (invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature))

I've seen other posts and have tried various solutions, but none have helped me out. I had the same issue as I was installing the new system this week, but was able to get around it temporarily.

techwiz

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Registered: 2012-01-26

Posts: 48

Re: Message "invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature)" (new to Arch)

This might help: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 2#p1111872

cfr

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From: Cymru

Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 7,173

Re: Message "invalid or corrupted database (PGP signature)" (new to Arch)

Did you follow the Beginners' Guide? If not, please do so.

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