Solved I have been unable to get updates for my Linux Mint PC for the past four days

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bretbernhoft

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Here is the error I am receiving from the Update Manager, after hitting the "Refresh" button:
GPG error: http://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu jammy InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY BA6932366A755776GPG error: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY BA6932366A755776The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease' is not signed.
When I used traceroute, I was able to get outside of my LAN, but on the eleventh hop, accessing keyserver.ubuntu.com stalls out. I am unsure what the issue is?

I am running Linux Mint 22.

Can someone please help me resolve this bug?


Edit:

I have resolved the issue by reinstalling Linux Mint 22. I am now receiving updates as I should be.
 
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G'day Bret, Welcome to Linux.org

That a good move...reinstalling is a sure fix !

Just in case the error reappears at some time, it may be worth investigating a bit further ?

The ppa in both cases

It can be deleted/removed from Software Sources quite easily, and reinstalled via

Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes
sudo apt update

I don't know how far along you are with the subject of deadsnakes, but the following may give insight...or not

The 1st answer on that page is highly informative, noting that python can be installed without deadsnakes (which is a pun on python)

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.9

Edit to Add:
I have just read your 'about' info...you are approx 3 street blocks ahead of me !
At this point I will bow out, gracefully !
 
Thank you for your response. And for the instructions. They will likely come in handy in the future.

I have wondered who or what "deadsnakes" is when interacting with the console. So I appreciate the link to askubuntu.com, quite informative. Those numbers are incredible.

Looking forward to interacting more on this forum.
 


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