All of the key-servers I visit are timing out. I need to install packages without checking the signatures of the public keys. Is there a way to bypass all the signature checks/ignore all of the signature errors or fool apt into thinking the signature passed?
Pass the --allow-unauthenticated option to apt-get as in:
sudo apt-get --allow-unauthenticated upgrade
From tha manual page of apt-get:
--allow-unauthenticated
Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated.
You can make this setting permanent by using your own config file at /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ dir. The filename can be 99myown and it may contain this line:
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated "true";
In this way, you don't need to use the option every time you want to install software. Note: I do not recommend setting this option by default, it bypasses signature checks that could allow an adversary to compromise your computer.
