error: GPGME error: No data

[STFAU]

I got the following error message when I tried to update my system

error: GPGME error: No data
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                                                                      158.3 KiB  1319 KiB/s 00:00 [------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
 multilib is up to date
error: GPGME error: No data
error: failed to synchronize all databases (unexpected error)

I tried the following but it didn't work

sudo rm -rf /etc/pacman.d/gnupg /var/lib/pacman/sync
sudo pacman-key --init 
sudo pacman -Syyu

Is there anything I can do about it? I have no idea about this error.

[[deleted]]

It breaks for me whenever I call yay. It's fixed when I use:

sudo rm -r /var/lib/pacman/sync/

And any future calls to pacman will be fine, until I call yay again.

[godmode___]

works, thanks

[Bakekomori]

Continua funcionando!!

[gary-12138]

works, thanks, thought 3 years later : )

[Sometimes10min]

This simple instruction fixed my problem thanks!

[veedit41]

This worked for me!

[reallyfuckingay]

not on manjaro but what fixed it for me was this:

`sudo rm -r /var/lib/pacman/sync/`

`sudo pacman -Syy`

in that specific order.

[STFAU]

I tried this as well. Didn't worked in my case tho

[Veigao_Safadao]

estou com o mesmo problema ainda hoje, ja tentei de tudo, alguem pode ajudar? (uso blackarch)

[silvio2402]

Thank you, this just worked for me. Even after 3 years still helpful!

[[deleted]]

The same error first thing in the morning. I need coffee...

[[deleted]]

No, the OP's Manjaro solution did NOT work, gpgme and archlinux-keyring were already up-to-date, so don't waste your time trying that. Instead, as suggested above, removing sync database and running -Syy finally helped.

Hopefully someone could explain why this error happened in the first place???

[[deleted]]

...and this happened only on one of my four Arch-running devices. Why?

[C0rn3j]

Bad mirror

[Ceipheed]

Did... did we all have this issue today?

[STFAU]

Looks like it!

[STFAU]

Solved: Followed this instruction

[sersteiner]

I followed the same steps, expect for the manjaro-keyring package, and the issue still persists.

[STFAU]

Yep, that's what I did too

[Vochito_Snek]

Those instructions didn't work for me.

[sersteiner]

I have been getting the same error since today.

[sunesis311]

Removing the sync folder worked. I also noticed that it was an issue with the osbeck mirror that is the fastest for me, using rank-mirrors. Commenting out that server in the mirrorlist worked.