Debian trixie install: sqv cannot parse gpg keyring (workaround)

Meik Michalke m at gnupg.org
Tue Feb 24 11:20:15 CET 2026


hi bernhard,

Am Dienstag, 24. Februar 2026, 11:08:05 CET schrieb Bernhard Reiter via Gnupg-
users:
> Am Dienstag 24 Februar 2026 10:46:41 schrieb Meik Michalke via Gnupg-users:
> > > There is an issue with a workaround at:
> > >   https://dev.gnupg.org/T8122
> > 
> > i would suspect another workaround would be to add
> >  APT::Key::gpgvcommand "/usr/bin/gpgv";
> > to a file late in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
> > that should restore the use of gpgv instead of sqv.
> 
> yes, this should also work.
> However it turns out it is much easier to use one of the variants with curl
> or wget. So it is just the first variant of instructions that does not work
> and should be fixed.

i will add a troubleshooting note for this case.

these instructions are automatically generated from a template for all 
distros, so the "fix" should be added in a manner that is fitting also for 
distros that don't require extra support for sqv.


viele grüße :: m.eik
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