I had the same problem. It appears that something isn't pointing to the right package. I got around it as follows: 1. Download gnu-elpa-keyring-update-2022.12.1.tar from https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gnu-elpa-keyring-update.html 2. In emacs, install the above package directly with the command M-x package-install-file Uwe Brauer writes: >*>> "PK" == Philip Kaludercic > writes:* >* Eli Zaretskii > writes:* >*> Here's what I get from package-list-packages in "emacs -Q" (in the* >*> *Error* buffer):* >*> * >*> Failed to verify signature archive-contents.sig:* >*> Bad signature from 645357D2883A0966 GNU ELPA Signing Agent (2023) * >*> >* >*> Command output:* >*> gpg: Signature made 30/06/2024 12:10:02 Jerusalem Daylight Time* >*> gpg: using EDDSA key 0327BE68D64D9A1A66859F15645357D2883A0966* >*> gpg: BAD signature from "GNU ELPA Signing Agent (2023) * >*> >" [unknown]* >*> * >*> Stefan, Philip: could you please look into this?* >* I believe you can fix this by installing "gnu-elpa-keyring-update".* Well then I obtain Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:443 package--with-response-buffer-1: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gnu-elpa-keyring-update-2022.12.tar: Not found Updating buffer list...done Catch 22? Sent from Mail for Windows -- Harvey J. Stein hjstein@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/harveyjstein Selected papers and presentations available at: http://ssrn.com/author=732372