FreeGeek forgot to update our keyring package in time, so FreekBox users may be experiencing issues with running the update manager. If you are receiving an error message regarding GPG signatures not being verified when you try to install or update packages please follow these instructions to fix the problem.

The Message:
keyring error message

First open a terminal by going to Applications>Accessories>Terminal

Running the terminal

Next Copy and paste the following 2 lines into the terminal:

wget http://web.freegeek.org/freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo apt-key add freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg

Remember to hit enter after pasting the lines in (right-click, paste). You will then be asked for your password, (the password will not show on the screen as you type it) put it in and hit enter. If it says “OK” and gives you a prompt, you are ready for the next step.

In the update manager click the “check” button one more time and wait for it to complete.

After this completes you should no longer receive GPG error messages and can update your system as usual.