How to fix Ubuntu Server APT UPDATE failure issues
By Administrator on May 28, 2025
BeginnerIf when attempting to run the 'sudo apt update' command you get error messages like below, simply execute the following commands:
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*sudo apt-get update
ERROR MESSAGES:
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 23E7166788B63E1E Yarn Packaging <yarn@dan.cx>
W: Failed to fetch https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/dists/stable/InRelease The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 23E7166788B63E1E Yarn Packaging <yarn@dan.cx>
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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