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When I ran an update, I get the following error.

GPG error: http://cran.wustl.edu maverick/ Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 51716619E084DAB9

Therefore, I ran the following code and get the following error message:

$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 51716619E084DAB9
gpg: requesting key E084DAB9 from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net
gpg: key E084DAB9: "Michael Rutter <[email protected]>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1

How do I set a public key that works or what can I do to fix this problem?

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1) You can try this: 

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv E084DAB9

and then: 

 gpg --export --armor E084DAB9 | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

2) If "1" doesn't work (you're not alone) then you can use this:

"Some people have reported difficulties using [the first approach]. The issue was usually related to a firewall blocking port 11371. An alternative approach is to search for the key at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/ and copy the key to a plain text file, say key.txt. Then, feed the key to apt-key with

sudo apt-key add key.txt

"

As explained here.

To make it easy for this specific case:

Searching for Michael Rutter lead us to: 

Public Key Server -- Get ``0x51716619e084dab9 ''

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.0.10
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=BF1w
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

I) Copy this to a txt file: 

gedit ~/Michael.txt

II) Run this 

sudo apt-key add ~/Michael.txt && rm ~/Michel.txt

Also EvilPhoenix has "got a script that you can install which can allow you to execute the functions described here in a much easier one-line command, its part of a Launchpad project [he] started, the PPA for it is located here.
Its written in Bash, but that is more than enough of a requirement for it to qualify.
Its compatible with all versions of Ubuntu Lucid and later."

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  • Same error message with the first command. The second command read a lot of package lists it seems.
    – ATMathew
    Apr 22, 2011 at 21:32
  • That's because the second command included sudo apt-get update in there. The first two parts of that second command are the important ones: gpg --export --armor E084DAB9 | sudo apt-key add - . This command is what will actually have the pubkey work with apt.
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Apr 22, 2011 at 22:09
  • I've got a script that you can install which can allow you to execute the functions described here in a much easier one-line command, its part of a Launchpad project I started, the PPA for it is located here: launchpad.net/~addgpg-apt-developers/+archive/ppa . Its written in Bash, but that is more than enough of a requirement for it to qualify. It should be run as superuser, probably, but its compatible with all versions of Ubuntu Lucid and later (i'm still testing on older releases).
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Apr 22, 2011 at 22:52
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    Sure, I've been credited for my script, you're allowed to spread that. As long as you give me the credit which is deserved (which you did) ;)
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Apr 23, 2011 at 0:12
  • Hi guys, I tried suggested solution 1 but I still get the same error. Also when I tried part 2, I copied the content in keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/… in a nano text file on my main directory and ran the command sudo apt-key add ~/Michael.txt . I have the error: gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
    – shoestringfries
    Feb 8, 2017 at 17:57
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sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 51716619E084DAB9
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To add apt-keys you must use:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys E084DAB9
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  • This was the easiest way to get the key added when my corporate firewall blocked the default port 11371. Thanks!
    – Nathan S. Watson-Haigh
    Oct 20, 2015 at 0:11

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