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Title: Tutorial - removing gpg keys
Post by: bitsnpcs on January 19, 2017, 06:52:43 PM

Hello,
I recently tested a software named Dukto, I uninstalled (total uninstall option) using Install/Remove Software (Synaptic).
When reading my updates log after removal I noticed updates to the keys of the uninstalled program, as the keys remained.
In this link  (http://askubuntu.com/questions/107177/how-can-i-remove-gpg-key-that-i-added-using-apt-key-add/107189)Nitin Venkatesh answered a question about key removal, that I wished to share as it may save someone time searching it out.

To find the keys -

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sudo apt-key list
Reading down the results I found the key for the project creator, 8 characters.

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sudo apt-key del
After the word del 1 space then paste the 8 characters

Repeating

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sudo apt-key list
Shows the key is removed.