Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml ) for repository: updates-newkey.

  1. ISSUE: Unable to use yum to update on FTP100
  2. ERROR MESSAGE: Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: updates-newkey. Please verify its path and try again
  3. SOLUTION:
  1. Downloaded the updated and signed fedora-release package.
  2. Verify that the package sha1sum matches 259165485c16d39904200b069873967e3eb5fa6e:

sha1sum fedora-release-9-5.transition.noarch.rpm

  1. Install the package via rpm:

su -c 'rpm -Uvh fedora-release-9-5.transition.noarch.rpm'

  1. Move on to importing the new key.

Import the new key

  1. Verify and import the new GPG key to your GPG keyring as per https://fedoraproject.org/keys.
  2. Import the key into the RPM database:

su -c 'rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-8-and-9'

  1. Use your update tool to get and install any new updates from the new location
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