Public bug reported: 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 ** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713962 Title: apt-add-repository times out behind proxy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1713962/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs