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Linux/GPG: added some troubleshooting

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@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ On most linux distributions GPG can be installed with the `gnupg` package.
## Usage
This section addresses the usage of the Open GPG.
### Generating a Key Pair
A fast way to generate a key pair is by running the following command.
@ -100,3 +102,33 @@ Replace `<id>` with the identifier of the key that should be received and truste
gpg --recv-key <id>
gpg --lsign <id>
```
## Troubleshooting
This section will focus on errors and the fixing of errors of GPG.
### `keyblock resource '.../pubring.kbx': No such file or directory`
This error mostly occurs when updating packages via various
[package managers](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md).
It can easily be fixed by running the following command.
Which will (re-)generate the needed files and directories for GPG.
```sh
dirmngr
```
### `gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data`
This error mostly occurs when updating packages via various
[package managers](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md).
It prevents specific packages from installing after the PGP key is not imported correctly.
This can be fixed by importing the PGP key manually by the following command.
In this command `<key-id>` is the id for the PGP key given by the package manager before the error
occurs.
`hkp://pgp.rediris.es` is a key server that can be used but other possibilities are available and
can and should be used depending on the location.
```sh
gpg --keyserver hkp://pgp.rediris.es --recv-key <key-id>
```