Confirmed on xenial: root@ubuntu:~# cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS"
root@ubuntu:~# apt-key list|grep -A3 ownCloud uid ownCloud build service <obsrun@localhost> sub 2048R/8DE365D9 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] sub 2048D/86EB6027 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] sub 2048g/1722EF54 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] root@ubuntu:~# apt-key del 8DE365D9 OK root@ubuntu:~# apt-key list|grep -A3 ownCloud uid ownCloud build service <obsrun@localhost> sub 2048R/8DE365D9 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] sub 2048D/86EB6027 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] sub 2048g/1722EF54 2013-08-26 [expires: 2018-08-25] root@ubuntu:~# -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1481871 Title: apt-key del silently fails to delete keys due to limited understanding of GPG key ID formats Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 apt: Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2.10 apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 7A82B743B9B8E46F12C733FA4759FA960E27C0A6 apt-key export 7A82B743B9B8E46F12C733FA4759FA960E27C0A6 # key is here apt-key del 7A82B743B9B8E46F12C733FA4759FA960E27C0A6 # delete key apt-key export 7A82B743B9B8E46F12C733FA4759FA960E27C0A6 # key is still here # Works fine with IDs apt-key del 0E27C0A6 apt-key export 7A82B743B9B8E46F12C733FA4759FA960E27C0A6 # nothing exported # Works fine with fingerprint on Precise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1481871/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp