adding a pub key to the kgpg.application -

hello dear opensuse-exerts .i tried to add a public key to the kgpg application on my opensuse version 13.2

but it failed… :

see the logfiles


:54:48 linux-7w0a.site su[4359]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by (uid=1000)
Nov 06 12:27:31 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 06 12:27:40 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 06 14:40:21 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 06 18:23:27 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 06 19:40:57 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 06 19:43:17 linux-7w0a.site kcheckpass[8593]: pam_unix(xdm:auth): authentication failure; logname=martin uid=1000 euid=0 t
Nov 07 10:42:05 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 07 20:10:48 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 03:36:49 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 13:15:50 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 18:27:34 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 20:17:37 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 21:37:46 linux-7w0a.site systemd[2046]: Time has been changed
Nov 08 23:29:29 linux-7w0a.site su[4155]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user root
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i have tried to get it done while i start kgpg - the graphical interface.
after doing so i have done several trials:

a. gettiing the pub-key intergrated into kgpg while uploading from the fiile
b. getting the pub-key intergrated into kgpg while i use the tray - and insert it into tray from the memory.

well i have found another solution: here

gnupg - How do I import a public key? - Ask Ubuntu

Public Key Server – Get ``0x51716619e084dab9 ‘’

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.0.10

mQENBEy9tcUBCACnWQfqdrcz7tQL/iCeWDYSYPwXpPMUMLE721HfFH7d8ErunPKPIwq1v4Cr
NmMjcainofbu/BfuZESSK1hBAItOk/5VTkzCJlzkrHY9g5v+XlBMPDQC9u4AE/myw3p52+0N
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inNgBZmnfXO4m4lhzeqNjJAgaw7Fz2zqUmvpEheKKClgTQMWWNI9Rx1L8IKnJkuKnpzHABEB
AAG0I01pY2hhZWwgUnV0dGVyIDxtYXJ1dHRlckBnbWFpbC5jb20+iQE+BBMBAgAoBQJMvbXF
AhsjBQkJZgGABgsJCAcDAgYVCAIJCgsEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAKCRBRcWYZ4ITauTy9B/4hmPQ7
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Vq2ryZRU9OIUufb5JjGNJ1Zz0Zp8hV/IPLoIv1OIocWov27YLcr6EnXuvXvU/MSm97YifdG9
UYCE99nHTioSM0Q3cgpu5EppVNrc232gyG2vlHzhsstNBx55cUmAX2fEzxuRipLS0iq4L0zU
Gdgdjn4noGDzGA==
=BF1w
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

I) Copy this to a txt file:

gedit ~/Michael.txt   

II) Run this

sudo apt-key add ~/Michael.txt && rm ~/Michel.txt  

well - i am on opensuse - and not on ubuntu.

So the question is:

how to run this ubuntu-command in opensus

sudo apt-key add ~/Michael.txt && rm ~/Michel.txt  

by the way - since pgp is no systempart - we cannot read anything accordingly in the logs

Hi, hmmm. I had no problem adding they key you gave. here’s how I did it : I copied the key via ctrl-c to kwrite (you may use gedit), then saved it as test.txt. I then opened kgpg gui. I clicked on the “keys” menu, and then “import key”. This opened a box where I could choose the “test.txt” file I just had saved. I chose that file, clicked OK and the key was imported. Important : Now go to the “View” menu, “Minimum Trust” and set to none. You will now see the key !!! HTH Lenwolf