[R-sig-Debian] problems apt-getting from CRAN

[Vincent Goulet]

Le Jeudi 15 Février 2007 08:52, Johannes Ranke a écrit :
> * Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [070215 05:20]:
> > On 14 February 2007 at 15:29, Federico Calboli wrote:
> > | Hi there,
> > |
> > | I hope that's not been asked ad nauseam (but I could not find it in the
> > | archives...) but, if I put a CRAN mirror in my sources.list and I try
> > | to install the latest R version for 'testing' I get the warning that
> > | the packages cannot be autenticated.
> > |
> > | I tried to figure out how to get a GPG key from the mirror I'm using
> > | (the austrian one) in case that's the solution, but fat chance! apt-get
> > | update does not return any error anyawy, i.e. does not warn me of any
> > | missing GPG key from the CRAN mirror.
> > |
> > | Any suggestion would be apprecciated.
> >
> > I'd guess it's simply missing.  Try wiki.debian.org for info on how to
> > _create_ such a key, and then convince someone at CRAN to create one.
>
> OK, I learned how to create and use an archive key by doing it.
> Currently this key is only signed by me, but better then no signing at
> all, I believe.
>
> For details, see the updated README file, section SECURE APT. The
> key ID is 381BA480.
>
> The signed Release files and the README will be picked up by CRAN within
> 12 hours, and then propagate to the mirrors.
>
> Johannes

I did the same for the Ubuntu packages. They're signed with by key E2A11821. 
The README has been updated accordingly.

HTH

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