[SOLVED] Having trouble installing both Steam and Desura

Question

I've been trying to install these but both are apparently having the same issue, maybe it's a KDE problem (I'm using a KDE setup) or something?
I get a message like for libpng12 which is needed for Desura:
File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/libpng12-1.2.50-4-i686.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
For Steam I get this:
File /var/cache/pacman/pkg/steam-1.0.0.45-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)).
Then it asks if I want to delete it, and either choice prevents me from actually installing.
EDIT: I ran these two commands and tried installing steam again and had no issues.
pacman-key --populate archlinux
then...
pacman-key --refresh-keys
Last edited by felixculpa (2013-12-07 21:16:06)

Answer 1

I think it's a signature/keys issue, I deleted the gnupg key directory and refreshed the keys and synced and updated. Then when trying to install steam I had to import PGP keys, and the signatures are of "unknown trust." Then I still get a corrupted package message afterwards. I'm thinking I will just disable signature signing and then trying to install, then reenable signature signing afterwards... I'm a little wary of this because of possible security issues.
EDIT: installs and making the package for Desura run fine with signature checking disabled but I wonder if there is some kind of security exploit thing going on with them?
Last edited by felixculpa (2013-12-07 20:40:02)