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l3u

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Registered: 2022-07-10

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[SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Hi all,

I just wanted to update a server that hasn't been touched in a few months (3 or 4). When running apt update, I get:

# apt update
Hit:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus InRelease
Ign:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security InRelease      
Ign:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates InRelease       
Get:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security Release [32.6 kB]
Get:5 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates Release [32.8 kB]
Get:6 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security Release.gpg [310 B]
Ign:6 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security Release.gpg
Get:7 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates Release.gpg [310 B]
Ign:7 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates Release.gpg
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security Release: Detached signature file '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/deb.devuan.org_merged_dists_daedalus-security_Release.gpg' is in unsupported binary format
E: The repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security Release' is no longer signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: GPG error: http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates Release: Detached signature file '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/deb.devuan.org_merged_dists_daedalus-updates_Release.gpg' is in unsupported binary format
E: The repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates Release' is no longer signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

What are those "unsupported binary format" errors? And how can I get rid of them?

Thanks a lot for all help!

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,161  

Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Repeat the apt update?

Just done an update on my Daedalus workstation, worked fine.

l3u

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Registered: 2022-07-10

Posts: 63  

Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Maybe this is some mirror problem?!

When I re-run apt update now, the result looks different:

# apt update
Hit:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates InRelease
Ign:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/non-free amd64 Packages
Ign:5 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/non-free Translation-en
Get:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/non-free amd64 Packages [13.0 kB]
Err:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/non-free amd64 Packages
  File has unexpected size (32 != 12976). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 2001:638:a000:1021:21::1 80]
  Hashes of expected file:
   - Filesize:12976 [weak]
   - SHA256:2b3617386acb48e76447b0f86dfc152edbc8518081363f24fd034b1f74564dff
  Release file created at: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:21:32 +0000
Ign:5 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/non-free Translation-en
Reading package lists... Done
W: Conflicting distribution: http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security InRelease (expected daedalus-security but got daedalus-updates)
E: Failed to fetch http://deb.devuan.org/merged/dists/daedalus-security/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz  File has unexpected size (32 != 12976). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 2001:638:a000:1021:21::1 80]
   Hashes of expected file:
    - Filesize:12976 [weak]
    - SHA256:2b3617386acb48e76447b0f86dfc152edbc8518081363f24fd034b1f74564dff
   Release file created at: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:21:32 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

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Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Give it another try until it works.

l3u

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Registered: 2022-07-10

Posts: 63  

Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Today, updating worked again. Seems like this was indeed some server problem.

Thanks for the feedback :-)

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 1,577  

Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Hello:

... some server problem.

So it seems:

File has unexpected size (32 != 12976). Mirror sync in progress?    # <- this 

You may want to consider marking the problem as [Solved].  8^)

Best,

A.

l3u

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Registered: 2022-07-10

Posts: 63  

Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

Yeah, of course.

In my defense, the first "unsupported binary format" messages did not include that hint ;-)

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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Re: [SOLVED] Detached signature file is in unsupported binary format

In my defense ...

Defense?
Whatever for?

None needed.
Not here.  8^)

... first "unsupported binary format" messages did not include that ...

Yes, you quite right.
And it was at that point that I realised what was going on.

Best,

A.