Failure to download the key from the keyserver

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hello,

I’m not able to download the key from the keyserver, it’s showing : “gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure”

what can I possibly do to overcome this failure?

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HI @shahad78 ,

If you are trying to download (and install) ROS and you get this error while downloading, then chances are:

  1. The download server is busy or got disconnected - in this case you can try again later in sometime.
  2. You might be behind a firewall or a VPN - in this case disable firewall and/or VPN and try again.
  3. Your internet may have connectivity issues - in this case restart your modem / router and try again.

If all above fails then Google the same error and search for results on Stack Overflow or Reddit.

Regards,
Girish

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@shahad78 ,

Here’s a relevant link: debian - gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

First link on Google - copy-pasted “gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure” and searched.

Regards,
Girish

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BY follow the link that attached by @girishkumar.kannan I solve the problem:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 421C365BD9FF1F717815A3895523BAEEB01FA116

Thanks.

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