Expired Key Problem <SOLVED>

[JayBird707]

I use ExpanDrive and get the following error when ever the Upfdate Manger runs.

W:GPG error: https://packages.expandrive.com/expandrive stable InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 0FB0547682F8C86A ExpanDrive, Inc. <support@expandrive.com>, E:The repository 'https://packages.expandrive.com/expandrive stable InRelease' is not signed.

I contacted ExpanDrive support and they sent the following commands:

curl https://packages.expandrive.com/keys/expandrive.asc | gpg – dearmor > packages.expandrive.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.expandrive.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/

Here's what happens when I try to run the command:

gpg: WARNING: no command supplied. Trying to guess what you mean ...
usage: gpg [options] [filename]
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 3614 100 3614 0 0 14933 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 14995
(23) Failed writing body

I got back to ExpanDrive Support and this was the reply:

Not a mint expert, but these rough commands seem to help
viewtopic.php?t=335765

I've gone into the Software Sources and deleted the offending key and it does not help.

Any help is deeply appreciated.
Jeff

[sleeper12]

See if this still works:

Code: Select all

 sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0FB0547682F8C86A 

Code: Select all

 sudo apt update 

[Wakatakakage]

gpg -- dearmor

Assuming that is not just a typo, there should not be a space between the two dashes and dearmor.

Code: Select all

curl https://packages.expandrive.com/keys/expandrive.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.expandrive.gpg

[JayBird707]

Thank you sleeper12 and Wakatakakage neither recommendation made any difference. I've gone as far as to uninstall then visit Software Sources and remove all traces of ExpanDrive that I can. The I reboot and install fresh and still get the same expired key error message. I'm wondering if Clem sees this and if he might weigh in.
Thanks yo all.
Jeff

[Moem]

I'm wondering if Clem sees this and if he might weigh in.

That is not at all likely.

[sleeper12]

Try: Software Sources, Maintenance, Add missing keys.

[Wakatakakage]

neither recommendation made any difference

Are you still getting the exact same error?

If I run the initial ExpanDrive suggestion, I get a response similar to your own:

Code: Select all

$ curl https://packages.expandrive.com/keys/expandrive.asc | gpg - dearmor > packages.expandrive.gpg
gpg: WARNING: no command supplied.  Trying to guess what you mean ...
usage: gpg [options] [filename]
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  3614  100  3614    0     0   7811      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  7822
curl: (23) Failed writing body

It fails, but the 0-length file packages.expandrive.gpg does get created, and has to be deleted before trying again.

If I delete that file, then try the following, it works.

Code: Select all

$ curl https://packages.expandrive.com/keys/expandrive.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.expandrive.gpg
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  3614  100  3614    0     0   7615      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  7608

If you still get the gpg: WARNING: no command supplied warning, maybe make sure that the two dash characters before dearmor are both regular dashes, and not special utf-8 ndash or mdash characters. Those characters can get involved when copying from web pages, for example.

[JayBird707]

Wakatakakage THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Your tip worked perfectly. I deleted the file and then it worked perfectly! Now I can go forward in Mint Update.
Jeff