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I have been trying to get keys for my repositories and I get this error. Code: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE F9A2F76A9D1A0061 A040830F7FAC5991 2EBC26B60C5A2783 Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options ...
  1. 07-09-2010 #1
    cassium
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    apt-key error

    I have been trying to get keys for my repositories and I get this error.

    Code:
    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE F9A2F76A9D1A0061 A040830F7FAC5991 2EBC26B60C5A2783
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE F9A2F76A9D1A0061 A040830F7FAC5991 2EBC26B60C5A2783
gpg: requesting key 6DFBCBAE from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: requesting key 9D1A0061 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: requesting key 7FAC5991 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: requesting key 0C5A2783 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
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  2. 07-09-2010 #2
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    It would likely mean you have a network problem that makes you unable to reach the keyserver located at keyserver.ubuntu.com or you trapped into a maintanance window. I just pinged the server and it worked, may retry?
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