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Topic: File Open Error

$ gpg --verify CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg CHECKSUMS.TXT
gpg: can't open signed data `CHECKSUMS.TXT'
gpg: can't hash datafile: file open error

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Re: File Open Error

With reference to the How to verify a downloaded file I did this and it worked.

$ wget -nv https://gparted.org/gparted-live/stable/CHECKSUMS.TXT
2021-03-09 09:34:49 URL:https://gparted.org/gparted-live/stable/CHECKSUMS.TXT [2455/2455] -> "CHECKSUMS.TXT" [1]

$ wget -nv https://gparted.org/gparted-live/stable/CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg
2021-03-09 09:34:58 URL:https://gparted.org/gparted-live/stable/CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg [833/833] -> "CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg" [1]

$ gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 8E94C9CD163E3FB0
gpg: requesting key 163E3FB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 163E3FB0: "Steven Shiau (In Freedom We Trust) <steven@stevenshiau.org>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1

$ gpg --verify CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg CHECKSUMS.TXT
gpg: Signature made Tue 26 Jan 2021 13:33:10 GMT using RSA key ID 163E3FB0
gpg: Good signature from "Steven Shiau (In Freedom We Trust) <steven@stevenshiau.org>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau <steven@nchc.org.tw>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau <shiau.steven@gmail.com>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau <jhshiau@yahoo.com>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau <steven@nchc.narl.org.tw>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau (Clonezilla project) <steven@clonezilla.org>"
gpg:                 aka "Steven Shiau <steven@narlabs.org.tw>"
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: EB1D D5BF 6F88 820B BCF5  356C 8E94 C9CD 163E 3FB0

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Re: File Open Error

Could not post links. How were you able to?


Warning! The following errors must be corrected before your message can be posted:

    Too more links in message. Allowed 1 links. Reduce number of links and post it again.



$ gpg --verify CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg CHECKSUMS.TXT
gpg: Signature made Tue 26 Jan 2021 07:33:10 AM CST using RSA key ID 163E3FB0
gpg: BAD signature from "Steven Shiau (In Freedom We Trust) <steven@stevenshiau.org>"

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Re: File Open Error

Per the message, new users are only allowed to post one link.

If you are trying to post an error message or console log it is preferable to be posted as text enclosed by code bracketing.  Screen shots of this sort are discouraged.

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Re: File Open Error

gedakc wrote:

Per the message, new users are only allowed to post one link.

If you are trying to post an error message or console log it is preferable to be posted as text enclosed by code bracketing.  Screen shots of this sort are discouraged.

Posted error message / console log per your instructions. Still getting

"Warning! The following errors must be corrected before your message can be posted:

   "end quote"was found without a matching "quote"
    Too more links in message. Allowed 1 links. Reduce number of links and post it again."

Had quote and end quotes

$  wget -nv  .... CHECKSUMS.TXT
2021-03-09 09:38:23 ... /CHECKSUMS.TXT [2455/2455] -> "CHECKSUMS.TXT.1" [1]

$  wget -nv ... /CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg
2021-03-09 09:38:53 :...CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg [833/833] -> "CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg" [1]

$ gpg -- ... --recv-key 8E94C9CD163E3FB0
gpg: requesting key 163E3FB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 163E3FB0: "Steven Shiau (In Freedom We Trust) <steven@stevenshiau.org>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1

$ gpg --verify CHECKSUMS.TXT.gpg CHECKSUMS.TXT
gpg: Signature made Tue 26 Jan 2021 07:33:10 AM CST using RSA key ID 163E3FB0
gpg: BAD signature from "Steven Shiau (In Freedom We Trust) <steven ...>"