First I set up /etc/apt/apt.conf to use my proxy and now I can update with sudo apt-get update. Now I want to add some ppas but can't.
I try to add a PPA behind my proxy so I set up http_proxy and https_proxy
export http_proxy=......
export https_proxy=.....
then I do
$ sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpf97t7hiy/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpf97t7hiy/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 8844C542 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: key 165D673674A995B3E64BF0CF4F191A5A8844C542 can't be retrieved
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
So then I try to add it manually:
$ sudo -E apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8844C542
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.4ESVuO8uFh --no-auto-check-trustdb --trust-model always --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8844C542
gpg: requesting key 8844C542 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: key 8844C542 can't be retrieved
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
Nothing I try works. Help.
Edit: Figured it out....The keyserver just wasn't working apparently keyserver.ubuntu.com is down permanently......Had to use:
sudo -E apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys C2518248EEA14886
Edit: It isn't a duplicate question....keyserver.ubuntu.com was down for me and had to user a different one. The other guys got it working with the default keyserver and only had to add their proxy. I had to add my proxy, plus manually add the gpg keys using a different key server.
