Unable to update/upgrade Fedora-16 due to yum Transaction error

[Reindl Harald]

Am 27.01.2012 16:15, schrieb Kevin Martin:
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> On 01/27/2012 08:51 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
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>> Am 27.01.2012 15:34, schrieb Kaushik Guha:
>>> Dear Friends,
>>>
>>>
>>> While upgrading through "Yumex" ,everything is running well,except a problem is 
>>> occurring while upgrading packages.
>>>
>>> 19:46:52 : YUM: warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 8296fa0f: NOKEY
>>> /19:46:52 : ERROR: Error in yum Transaction : Public key for npapi-vlc-1.2.0-0.3gitf568362.fc17.x86_64.rpm is not
>>> installed/
>>>
>>> How to rectify the error in yum Transaction,on the last line.Please Help me.
>> this package must not be in the F16 repo and i guess this is already fixed
>> throw away yumex and type "yum cleanall && yum upgrade" in a root-shell if
>> you do not want to wait
>>
> Install the public key or turn on "no GPG check" under options in Yumex.
> 
> Kevin

why in the world do you give such TOTALLY WRONG advises
after a correct answer?

a) .fc17 is not intented to be for F16
b) "noGPG check" generally to set is a dumb action



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