Re: Issue with Software Updater GPG Errors (NODATA)

I have (2) Xubuntu 14.10 x64 VMs running in VMware Workstation 11/VMware Player. I have VMware Workstation 11 installed on a Windows 7 x64 machine (which hosts one of the VMs) and also installed on a Windows 8.1 x64 machine (also hosts one of the VMs).

Neither of these VMs will execute an apt-get update command successfully. I get a return error of:

root@xubuntu_x64VM:~/Desktop# apt-get update
Get:1 [http://archive.ubuntu.com utopic][1] InRelease [310 B]
98% [1 InRelease gpgv 310 B] [Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.91.23)]
[Waiting for headers] Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial /archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_utopic_InRelease into data and Ign [http://archive.ubuntu.com utopic][2] InRelease
E: GPG error: [http://archive.ubuntu.com utopic][3] InRelease: Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NODATA' (does the network require authentication?)

I also have (2) Ubuntu Server 14.10 x64 VMs running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V box (dedicated Hyper-V only) which are designated as internal DNS servers in my home network. These VMs have no problem running apt-get update.