releasse key error with "apt-get update"

jjanderson5 · 2025-08-04 02:29:23

I have a recently installed bookworm on the primary server of my LAN at home. When I run "apt-get update", I get the following output:

Hit:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 https://deb.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:3 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Get:4 https://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian boron InRelease [6,359 B]
Err:4 https://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian boron InRelease
The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 7C38E34CAED6420C BunsenLabs Release Key <bunsen-release@bunsenlabs.org>
Fetched 6,359 B in 1s (7,474 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian boron InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 7C38E34CAED6420C BunsenLabs Release Key <bunsen-release@bunsenlabs.org>
W: Failed to fetch https://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian/dists/boron/InRelease The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 7C38E34CAED6420C BunsenLabs Release Key <bunsen-release@bunsenlabs.org>
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Interestingly, if I get other modules, e.g. gcc or vim, i.e.:

apt-get install gcc
or
apt-get install vim

everything works fine.

I tried following the instructions at:

https://www.faqforge.com/linux/solved-t … gning-key/

but with no success.

I have looked elsewhere in the internet, but have not found a solution yet.

Can someone suggest documentation that may help me? Or can someone walk me through the process of providing the proper key signature so that 'apt-get update' will run cleanly?

Jim Anderson

johnraff · 2025-08-04 02:50:13

jjanderson5 wrote:

Can someone suggest documentation that may help me?

Here: https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9471

jjanderson5 · 2025-08-05 20:27:00

My apologies. I had read your message that you pointed me last week and I totally forgot

Anyway, all is well now. Thank you!

Jim A

johnraff · 2025-08-06 05:31:22

No problem!

#1 2025-08-04 02:29:23

releasse key error with "apt-get update"

#2 2025-08-04 02:50:13

Re: releasse key error with "apt-get update"

#3 2025-08-05 20:27:00

Re: releasse key error with "apt-get update"

#4 2025-08-06 05:31:22

Re: releasse key error with "apt-get update"

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