[Bug 1713962] Re: apt-add-repository times out behind proxy

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.24.25

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software-properties (0.96.24.25) bionic; urgency=medium

  * ppa.py:
   - rework key retrieval, instead of using hkp & gnupg/dirmngr, use https
     & python's built in urllib.
   - thus, add-apt-key for PPAs observes https_proxy for key retrieval
   - simplify gnupg operations, depend on gpg package only, and use
     import/public key operations only.
   - fix unicode process output bugs, when operating in a non-UTF-8
     locale, thus enabling to import keys for my ppas in C locale.
   - avoid creating trustdb, or requiring any gpg-agent systemd socket to
     be activated
   - update tests to execute key addition fully with less things stubbed
     out with mock
   - stop using apt-key for installing keys
   - dirmngr is a heavy dependency and not used, and it is hard to pass
     proxy information to it when invoking gpg from a non-standard homedir
   - deprecate --keyserver option, making HTTPS access to
     keyserver.ubuntu.com required
   - LP: #1755192, LP: #1713962, LP: #1699086, LP: #1510220, LP: #1433761,
     LP: #1395321, LP: #1312267

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:19:34
+0100

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  apt-add-repository times out behind proxy

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  1) Release
  Ubuntu 17.04

  2) Package
  software-properties-common: 0.96.24.13

  3) What you expected to happen
  GPG key processed successfully
  e.g.

  $ sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:whatever

  Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

  gpg: keybox '/tmp/tmpby0unfol/pubring.gpg' created
  gpg: /tmp/tmpby0unfol/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
  gpg: key XXXXXXXXXX: public key "Launchpad VLC" imported
  gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:               imported: 1
  OK

  4) What happened instead
  Timeout on gpg command
  e.g.

  $ sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:whatever

  Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

  gpg: keybox '/tmp/xxx/pubring.gpg' created
  Error: retrieving gpg key timed out.

  5) Additional info

  - OK on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, software-properties-common: 0.96.20.7
  - Network Proxy is set via GUI, applied system wide

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