[SOLVED] GnuPG can't find keyserver

Clint_arch · 2015-05-05 08:24:21

I'm trying to import the key from the Tor Browser, following the instructions from https://www.torproject.org/docs/verifyi … es.html.en. When I run

gpg --keyserver x-hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290

I get as output

gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available

I have no idea what's going wrong. When I run the same command under Linux Mint on the same computer, it works fine. I also tried deleting ~/.gnupg but that doesn't help as well.

Last edited by Clint_arch (2015-05-05 11:12:31)

mauritiusdadd · 2015-05-05 09:46:00

Hi Clint_arch and welcome the forums

Your key server name seems wrong, shouldn't the it be hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net (without the leading x-)?

This should work

gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290

Last edited by mauritiusdadd (2015-05-05 09:46:13)

Clint_arch · 2015-05-05 10:01:14

Thanks, that indeed worked. Though I am curious now why it does work on Linux Mint with the leading x-.

mauritiusdadd · 2015-05-05 10:23:13

Clint_arch wrote:

Thanks, that indeed worked. Though I am curious now why it does work on Linux Mint with the leading x-.

I don't know why it works under Mint (have you tried it recently?). All I can say is that the leading x- usually indicates a non-standatd and/or extended version of the protocol [1].

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#1 2015-05-05 08:24:21

[SOLVED] GnuPG can't find keyserver

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