how to add the PPA key

[barnaclebill18]

Hello again,

I have been trying to add the PPA key and can not get to the web site shown in the video at http://blog.launchpad.net/ppa/adding...-key-to-ubuntu

In the video it shows a button Personal Package Archive, I can't seem to get to that page.

When I put in the URL shown, it comes up a page without that button.

Are there other instructions beside that video, I guess I'm too dumb to follow the video?

[sisco311]

Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
and type:

sudo apt-get update

The command should throw a similar warning:

Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://deb.opera.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY F9A2F76A9D1A0061
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

type:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 9D1A0061

where 9D1A0061 are the last 8 digits from the public key mentioned in the warning.
and:

sudo apt-get update

https://launchpad.net/+help/soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html

[barnaclebill18]

Thanks, I did that and this came up. Is it installed?

bill@bill-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for bill:
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Packages
Reading package lists... Done
bill@bill-laptop:~$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 9D1A0061
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 --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 9D1A0061
gpg: requesting key 9D1A0061 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 9D1A0061: public key "Opera Software Archive Automatic Signing Key 2010 <packager@opera.com>" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1
bill@bill-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Sources
Reading package lists... Done
bill@bill-laptop:~$

[sisco311]

First you have to add the sources.list enrties.

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Third Party Software tab.

HTH

If you still have problems, please post a link to the ppa.

[barnaclebill18]

I did that and it wants me to enter the complete APT line of the repository.

I do not know what that is.

Thanks

[drs305]

Here is the link to the Ubuntu wiki on Repositories. It covers how to add repositories into sources.list. There is also a link on the page to the command line method of doing the same thing:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

Starting with Karmic, the command "add-apt-repository ppa:XXXXX" will automatically add a PPA repository named "XXXXX" into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and import the public key if one is required.

[hal10000]

Here is a very fine sources.list generator (incl. adding keys): http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/

[barnaclebill18]

I am really getting lost now.

In the video it shows copy and pasting a key in a file that I should copy from the website I could not get to in my original question, called do-core-public key then importing it to the authentication page in Software Suorces.

I do not know what to do.

[drs305]

We'd like to help but the link in the original post is bad. We can't get to that page to see what you are trying to do.

Can you give us the name of the PPA you are trying to add?

[barnaclebill18]

I thought I was adding a Launchpad key to Ubuntu, because of an error I got when getting an update. I think it is for Medibuntu.