Questions tagged [keyserver]
A KeyServer is a server which processes and contains PGP keys.
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W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:
I get the following error when i do sudo apt-get update
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: ...
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gpgkeys: key F60F4B3D7FA2AF80 not found on keyserver
How can I fix this issue?
mona@pascal:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign file: InRelease
Get:1 file: Release.gpg [181 B]
Get:2 file: Release [196 B] ...
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No gpg key from behind a firewall
Just stumbled over this closed thread here:
GPG Error while running apt-get
Same problem here, Ubuntu 12.04 behind a firewall and proxy.
I dont think that matter is duplicate of the given topic.
So ...
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Can't get rid of GPG-error: http://download.opensuse.org [duplicate]
I have been googling for hours trying to find a way to get rid of the annoying gpg-error referring to the link below.
W: GPG error: http://download.opensuse.org Release: The following signatures ...
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What does the apt-key adv command mean?
I just read αғsнιη's answer on What causes Pinta to crash instantly when I begin image selection?
But what does the first line of the solution mean?
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu....
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gpg: 1 signature not checked due to a missing key [duplicate]
Can't sudo apt-get update:
Ign:8 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04 Release.gpg
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://download.opensuse.org/...
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Are all OpenPGP public key server equal?
An error info occur when to execute apt-get update .
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.
GPG error: http:/...
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gpg2 --refresh-keys general error
unfortunately I experience the following error when running
$ gpg2 --refresh-keys
gpg: refreshing 18 keys from hkps://keys.openpgp.org
gpg: keyserver refresh failed: General error
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Fetching Ubuntu's OpenPGP keys for verification fails with "not a key ID: skipping"
I have entered this request into the "Terminal" program, per this documentation
gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys "8439 38DF 228D 22F7 B374 2BC0 D94A A3F0 EFE2 1092" "C598 6B4F ...
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How can GnuPG trust keyserver.ubuntu.com?
I understand that the validity of any OpenPGP certificate is based on that certificate being verified by a trusted party within a web of trust.
However, for most people who don't use GnuPG every day, ...
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ERROR: Unable to fetch GPG key from keyserver
I tried to launch lxc container. But when I give
sudo lxc-create -t download ubuntu -n web1
it shows this error
ERROR: Unable to fetch GPG key from keyserver
How to solve the issue?
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Unable to sync PGP keys seahorse
Ok so I tried for the first time to use PGP keys for email encryption in Evolution. I followed some instructions online, created a key, but coz I encountered some problems I decided to delete the key ...
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Key server receive failed when installing through PPA
I'm fairly new to Linux. I have Ubuntu, and now I want to install the Pantheon desktop, but as soon I run the command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
I get an error message saying:
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Cannot install R updates because they "requre installation of untrusted packages", can't update expired key either (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
I've had this problem for some time. First, I tried to update my software through Software Updater. I succeeded for all packages except the R (open source stat software) packages. I got the following ...
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How do I install Brave Browser if my key is expired and won't update? [closed]
I am not able to install Brave Browser and cannot seem to fix it.
W: GPG error: https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com cosmic
InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG ...
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When I try to add repositories, why are ubuntu's keyservers timing-out?
Something is rendering receiving keys from keyserver.ubuntu.com impossible and I'm not even sure where to begin in trying to resolve this.
As an example, we'll use the Spotify linux app found here: ...
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gpgkeys not found on keyserver
So this error has been popping up a lot so I thought I'd resolve it:
W: GPG error: http://cfengine.com precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not ...
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No keyserver available
I want to install JDK 8, but during the execution of this command
sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
I got this error
gpg: keybox '/tmp/tmplvej9x_g/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: keyserver ...
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Error while adding repository in Ubuntu 16.10 (keyserver recieve failed)
Whenever I try adding a repository in my Ubuntu 16.10 I am getting keyserver recieve failed error.
For example on adding pycharm repo I am getting this error:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-...
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Configuring SKS to sync with other KeyServers
Is there a procedure that needs to be followed in order to get an SKS keyserver to sync with other keyservers (specifically, Ubuntu's keyservers)? If so, what is that process?
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Can I Import an existing OpenPGP key into Ubuntu for use as my Personal key?
louis@WinNyx:~$ gpg --send-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 1FDBB6475ED8B730113953BE5CD637DC9222E537
gpg: sending key 5CD637DC9222E537 to hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com
louis@WinNyx:~$ gpg -...
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How do I add a new keyserver to upload my PGP keys
I want to add a new destination server to appear as an option to publish my PGP key to in Seahorse. How do I do this in Ubuntu?
View of Seahorse possible keyservers:
I successfully did so under Arch ...
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How to update PGP key on key servers?
The email address that I used in my PGP key has changed.
What should I do to update the key with my new email address (apart from uploading second key)?
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Randomly get: gpg: keyserver receive failed: Cannot assign requested address
I want to add new repositories on Ubuntu 18.04 and randomly get the following error:
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Cannot assign requested address
Randomly, as in, the same command sometimes works ...
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add-apt-repository gpg error: keybox created, keyserver receive failed: no data
I tired to add the webupd8team/java PPA using the command below, but got an error by gpg:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
error occured
gpg: keybox '/tmp/tmp7fgyev7b/pubring.gpg' ...
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Cannot syncronise pgp keys with server
Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 I am unable to synchronize my PGP keys with the keyservers.
I have tried keyserver.ubuntu.com and pool.sks-keyservers.net
The error message I get is:
Couldn't ...
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GPG error while trying to install tor from external repository
Hello All I am Having a problem in installing tor in ubuntu....when i start adding tor repository to my system and write the command
gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89
then a error comes ...
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Cannot add keyservers in seahorse
I cannot add keyservers in seahorse... When I try to add any keyserver the "ok" button is deactivated...
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 lts
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Sync PGP key with Ubuntu keyserver [closed]
I tried to save my PGP public key on keyserver.ubuntu.com, but it didn't work.
I tried to save from the console and a web form. When I save from the web form, I get the error - Unexpected POST ...
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Error while trying to install wine 1.3
Am I doing something wrong?
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /...
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Uploading gpg key to Launchpad
I am trying to upload my GPG key's 'fingerprint' as per the instructions on Launchpad. I have a valid key pair, I uploaded to the Ubuntu Keyserver, then after I could see the key on the KeyServer, I ...
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GPG Keys Cannot be Retrieved, Even with sudo apt-key
I hope that I'm not running afoul of duplication policies on account of this: Gpgkeys can't be retrieved, but I tried everything mentioned in that post to no avail. At this point I'm expecting ...
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Error: gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure
I want to install kali linux repository in Ubuntu 18.04
apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys ED444FF07D8D0BF6
This return an error as follow.
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server ...
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Proper way to set up or change a preferred gpg keyserver in ubuntu 20.04?
I am using ubuntu server 20.04. I am attempting to download developer public gpg/pgp keys from keyservers. For many of the keys that I want, they don't seem to be listed on ubuntu's default key ...
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gpg key mismatch when importing
I am trying to import a specific key from ubuntu key server and when I launch the gpg command for that, the received key ID does not match the one I passed as argument:
$ gpg --keyserver keyserver....
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Cannot import GPG keys via apt-key
I'm trying to install mono on my Ubuntu 20.04 server.
I followed the official install instructions about Mono on Download
When executing:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --...
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Why does ubuntu download verification require 2 keys, and why do I only have 1?
I am following instructions here and I am only seeing terminal output for one missing key:
$ gpg --keyid-format long --verify ubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.SHA256SUMS.gpg ubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64....
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Passwords and Keys freezes when attempting to sync PGP keys
When attempting to sync PGP keys through the Passwords and Keys application (Seahorse) on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS the app freezes every time. I click the GnuPG keys tab, then the hamburger menu, then
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NO_PUBKEY B53DC80D13EDEF05 [duplicate]
When i run sudo apt update i get this error
Err:13 https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk InRelease
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: ...
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How to automatically update public key for third party repository
I have Embedded Linux devices and also I host a third-party repository created with reprepro and signed with GPG key. The myrepo.list inside the devices look like this
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/...
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dirmngr try to lookup pubkeys in the internet
I was doing a python script with gpg encryption and was debugging why some files not encrypted. During this debugging session I find this:
gpg: error retrieving '[email protected]' via WKD: ...
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SKS key-server cannot import key-dump
I am on a desktop with lots of memory (64 GB) and cannot make sks key-server work. My OS is Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS and I am using kernel 5.4.23-050423-generic (installed with Ukuu Kernel Update Utility).
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A question about Riseup's OpenPGP guide on the sks keyserver pool
While trying to follow Riseup's guide to using the sks keyserver pool, I was told to run commands in ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf; originally, I didn't have a gpg.conf file in ~/.gnupg, so I ran touch home/maen/....
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Not able to solve No_Pubkey
Tried update using:
sudo apt-get update
got following response:
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release ...
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Problem in installing ROS in Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic)
I set the proxies that is needed to connect to internet unable to PING to google , I used the command "ping google.com" but it did not show up anything and I am facing difficulty when trying to get ...
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Network Question - gnupg
I am trying to understand what is happening with my network. I am logging in to the wireless with a low priv user. However after logging in, I see the following. In my root/ a folder is created ...
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Keyserver timeout when trying to add key
Here is what I'm getting:
marco@marco-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://ha.pool.sks-
keyservers.net --recv-key 421C365BD9FF1F717815A3895523BAEEB01FA116
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-...
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apt-key add <file>; apt-get ... keyserver timeout on same key
I'm behind a firewall (i have the proxy setup - just like in Why does add-apt-repository now fail to retrieve keys behind my proxy server, but I can update package lists and manually receive the keys?)...
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Is there any way to get a key I no longer have access to deleted from the keyserver?
The file was overwritten when I reformatted my hard drive. There are now 2 keys under my name registered on the site. I can prove I had access to the key, but I need to know where to ask for removal, ...
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Why does add-apt-repository now fail to retrieve keys behind my proxy server, but I can update package lists and manually receive the keys? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and 12.04 with the latest updates behind a proxy server at my school. I had no problem a few months ago. However, over the past two months when I try to add a repository with ...
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