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Linux Problem

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When I do a ‘dnf update’ I get the following message:

Package skypeforlinux_8.62.0.83-1.x86_64.rpm is not signed
The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction.
You can remove cached packages by executing ‘dnf clean packages’.
Error: GPG check FAILED

It won’t update anything until I resolve this, but I have no idea how to do so. I don’t understand why it won’t install anything because there’s a problem with one package.

[Update a while later]

OK, new mystery. I want to set up Windows as a virtual machine, so I hooked up an SSD to put it on. But when I do so, I don’t see anything in the file manager. What’s even weirder is that when I look at /dev, all I see is sdb and sdb1, with no sda. But I know that my OS is on an SSD (presumably sda1), and /home is on a separate hard drive (which would be sdb1). How is this machine even running?

[Update a few minutes later]

OK, I’ve tried two different SSDs with two different cables, but I am not getting an sdc. I shouldn’t have to reboot, should I?

[Update a few more minutes later]

Never mind, bad power connector. But I still don’t understand why I’m not seeing my boot/root drive as sda.

[Update a while later]

OK, I rebooted, and now I see all the drives.

6 thoughts on “Linux Problem”

  2. No problem. That’s why they pay me the big bucks.

    It sounds like they neglected to sign the skype package, or else someone managed to slip in a malware-infested skype package into the repository. The problem will probably be fixed in a day or two.

  3. For listing drives I use either of the following:

    sudo fdisk -l

    lsblk – this one also shows which drives are mounted to what.

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