# Gpg: keyserver receive failed: Connection timed out (Ubuntu 24.04)

**URL:** <https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157>\
**Category:** Pritunl\
**Tags:** pritunl\
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157 "2024-07-04T14:15:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/sidp)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/1 "2024-07-04T14:15:47Z")

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Hi,

Running in to a time out when I try to add the Ubuntu 24.04 repository…

> **[Repositories](https://docs.pritunl.com/docs/repo#repositories)**
>
> Pritunl repositories

```auto
root@mst-vpngw:~# gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Connection timed out

```

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**Author:** ![zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/user_avatar/forum.pritunl.com/zach/32/1105_2.png) [@zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/zach)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/2 "2024-07-04T14:38:29Z")

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Run the command `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pritunl/pgp/master/pritunl_repo_pub.asc | sudo apt-key add -`

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**Author:** ![sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/sidp)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/3 "2024-07-04T15:01:21Z")

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Thank you.

Just had to change the key to keyring now it works.

> <https://askubuntu.com/questions/1403556/key-is-stored-in-legacy-trusted-gpg-keyring-after-ubuntu-22-04-update/1403964#1403964>

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**Author:** ![sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sidp](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/sidp)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/4 "2024-07-05T07:41:00Z")

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any idea why I’m not able to install?

```auto
# apt install pritunl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package pritunl

# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pritunl.gpg] https://repo.pritunl.com/stable/apt noble main

```

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**Author:** ![zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/user_avatar/forum.pritunl.com/zach/32/1105_2.png) [@zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/zach)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/5 "2024-07-05T18:58:18Z")

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The Pritunl server 24.04 package is only available on the [**unstable repository**](https://docs.pritunl.com/docs/repo#unstable-repositories).

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**Author:** ![Mikki](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Mikki](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/Mikki)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/gpg-keyserver-receive-failed-connection-timed-out-ubuntu-24-04/2157/6 "2024-07-15T06:18:45Z")

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> [@sidp](#):
>
> ```auto
> gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A
> gpg: keyserver receive failed: Connection timed out
> 
> ```

Try

```auto
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com:443 --recv 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A

```

Link:

> [@Assistance Required for VPN Setup](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/assistance-required-for-vpn-setup/2196/2):
>
> Try sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com:443 --recv 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A