fix the Ubuntu GPG Error BADSIG

If you are seeing Ubuntu GPG Error BADSIG use the one of the following methods to fix

Error Message

W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com intrepid Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key

Method 1

Try to run the following comamnds from terminal

$ sudo -i

# apt-get clean

# cd /var/lib/apt

# mv lists lists.old

# mkdir -p lists/partial

# apt-get clean

# apt-get update

Method 2

Try to run the following comamnds from terminal

sudo aptitude -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=True -o Acquire::BrokenProxy=true update

sudo apt-get update