[UNSOLVED] I Need Help with Installation to Computer with Two Hard Drives

General system EndeavourOS installation
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Already there. :wink:

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Thatā€™s exactly what i was getting to that the lts kernel wonā€™t stay forever where it is. So it would have been nice to try to figure it out.

Edit: @jonathon saves the day! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Sure, I got your point.
I just wanted to assure the OP that 5.4 will be maintained so they donā€™t have to worry.

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Thatā€™s great! Thanks!
:enos_flag:

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Dear jonathan,

Please pardon the elementary question but will you tell me (or point me to a link explaining) how to add your (or any) repository to the system?

Thank you.

Lawrence

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@lhb1142

This is from the post of @jonathon (see link above):

Add this to your /etc/pacman.conf:

[kernel-lts]
Server = https://repo.m2x.dev/current/$repo/$arch

Import my key:

sudo pacman-key --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0
sudo pacman-key --lsign 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0

then install whichever kernel takes your fancy:

(But before installing any of the kernels, run sudo pacman -Syyu).

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I did all of that but it doesnā€™t work; I cannot import the keys.

Hereis what my pcaman.conf file looks like. Please tell me what I have done wrong.

**#**
**# /etc/pacman.conf**
**#**
**# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives**

**#**
**# GENERAL OPTIONS**
**#**
**[options]**
**# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.**
**# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.**
**#RootDir     = /**
**#DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/**
**#CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/**
**#LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log**
**#GPGDir      = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/**
**#HookDir     = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/**
**HoldPkg     = pacman glibc**
**#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - -f %u > %o**
**#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u**
**#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled**
**#UseDelta    = 0.7**
**Architecture = auto**

**#IgnorePkg   =**
**#IgnorePkg   =**
**#IgnoreGroup =**

**#NoUpgrade   =**
**#NoExtract   =**

**# Misc options**
**#UseSyslog**
**Color**
**ILoveCandy**
**#TotalDownload**
**# We cannot check disk space from within a chroot environment**
**#CheckSpace**
**#VerbosePkgLists**

**# By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring**
**# trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.**
**SigLevel    = Required DatabaseOptional**
**LocalFileSigLevel = Optional**
**#RemoteFileSigLevel = Required**

**# NOTE: You must run `pacman-key --init` before first using pacman; the local**
**# keyring can then be populated with the keys of all official Arch Linux**
**# packagers with `pacman-key --populate archlinux`.**

**#**
**# REPOSITORIES**
**#   - can be defined here or included from another file**
**#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here**
**#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files**
**#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages**
**#     have identical names, regardless of version number**
**#   - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo**
**#   - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture**
**#**
**# Repository entries are of the format:**
**#       [repo-name]**
**#       Server = ServerName**
**#       Include = IncludePath**
**#**
**# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and**
**# uncommented to enable the repo.**
**#**

**# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the**
**# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately**
**# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.**

**#[testing]**
**#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**[core]**
**Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**[extra]**
**Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**#[community-testing]**
**#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**[community]**
**Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,**
**# enable the multilib repositories as required here.**

**#[multilib-testing]**
**#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**[multilib]**
**Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**

**[endeavouros]**
**SigLevel = PackageRequired**
**Include = /etc/pacman.d/endeavouros-mirrorlist**

**# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for**
**# tips on creating your own repositories.**
**#[custom]**
**#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll**
**#Server = file:///home/custompkgs**
**Server = https://repo.m2x.dev/current/$repo/$arch**

You will see that I added jonathanā€™s line at the end of the file.

I am not any sort of computer ā€œexpert.ā€ I CAN follow explicit instructions. I hope that someone will please tell me exactly what to do in this case.

Thank you.

Lawrence

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Well, I tried something else. I added the [kernel-lts] prior to adding the ```
Server = https://repo.m2x.dev/current/$repo/$arch


Then I rebooted, and then, in the Terminal, ran sudo -Syyu

Then I tried to add the key but it would not work.

[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman-key --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0
**[sudo] password for alienware: **
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure
==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.
[alienware@alienware ~]$

 



Then I again ran pacman -Syyu

Then I ran sudo pacman -S linux-lts419
and here is what I got:

[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman -Syyu
[sudo] password for alienware: **
:: Synchronizing package databasesā€¦
** kernel-lts 16.5 KiB 0.00 B/s 00:00 [--------------------------------] 100%
** core 132.3 KiB 1654 KiB/s 00:00 [--------------------------------] 100%**
** extra 1646.3 KiB 2.20 MiB/s 00:01 [--------------------------------] 100%**
** community 5.3 MiB 2.03 MiB/s 00:03 [--------------------------------] 100%**
** multilib 152.0 KiB 1899 KiB/s 00:00 [--------------------------------] 100%**
** endeavouros 14.9 KiB 149 KiB/s 00:00 [--------------------------------] 100%**
:: Starting full system upgradeā€¦
** there is nothing to do**
[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman -S linux-lts419
resolving dependenciesā€¦
looking for conflicting packagesā€¦

Packages (1) linux-lts419-4.19.167-1

Total Installed Size: 69.34 MiB

**:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] **
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [--------------------------------] 100%
downloading required keysā€¦
**:: Import PGP key 9C08A255442FAFF0, ā€œJonathon Fernyhough jonathon@m2x.devā€? [Y/n] **
error: key ā€œ9C08A255442FAFF0ā€ could not be looked up remotely
error: required key missing from keyring
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
[alienware@alienware ~]$ ^C
[alienware@alienware ~]$

Obviously I have done something wrong but I cannot figure out what it is or what to do. The linux-lts 4.19 (plus 4.14, etc.) shows up (I can see then in pamac as well as in yay), but they won't install.

I hope someone can set me straight.

Thank you.

Lawrence
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For some reason fetching the key marked for @jonathon does not work.
Maybe @jonathon can see the reason? Maybe a typo in the key?

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The command is correct, so try again. If keyserver.ubuntu.com is down for whatever reason then try a different keyserver (though this one does tend to be one of the more reliable HKPS-enabled keyservers).

Without this key the packages will fail to verify, so thereā€™s no point continuing to try installing them until you have imported the key.

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Dear jonathan,

I just tried again today (Jan. 14) and I got this message:

**[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman-key --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0**
**[sudo] password for alienware: **
**gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure**
**==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.**
**[alienware@alienware ~]$**

Is there any other way of importing the key? Can you give me the command(s) using another keyserver?

Iā€™m certain that this is as frustrating to you as it is to me.

Thank you.

Lawrence

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I could do, but do I have to? Either trying with the default keyserver (by not including "--keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com in the command), or replacing the address with another server (e.g. hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net) should be fairly straightforward to try?

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I just did this earlier today and the key was imported with no issue.

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I did the same as pebcak - ran the command with no issues.

Iā€™ve read a few posts on different forums where people had issues if they were behind firewalls. Some were able to work around by adding a port specification to the keyserver url (ie appending :80 ā€¦ or maybe :443 for hkps).

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Thanks to all who have responded here but I have spent enough time with this computer and I now say to Hell with it.

Here is what I just got in my latest attempts to install jonathanā€™s keys:

**[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman-key --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0**
**[sudo] password for alienware: **
**gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure**
**==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.**
**[alienware@alienware ~]$ sudo pacman-key --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0**
**gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure**
**==> ERROR: Remote key not fetched correctly from keyserver.**
**[alienware@alienware ~]$**

and here is how I had my Firewall configured:

Firewall

(I have since set it back to its default.)

I guess I am not going to be able to proceed further without spending an inordinate amount of time doing things that I just donā€™t understand.

Thank you all again but, as far as I am concerned, thatā€™s enough. One of these days Iā€™ll just buy a new computer for the purposes for which I used this Alienware one.

Lawrence

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Please try (if you feel like to):
sudo pacman-key --recv-key 76C6E477042BFE985CC220BD9C08A255442FAFF0

This worked for me before.

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