APT – How to Remove GPG Key Added Using apt-key add

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I don't need the key in my server's keyring anymore. Is it possible to remove it? I added the key using this command:

 curl http://repo.varnish-cache.org/debian/GPG-key.txt | apt-key add -

Thanks for helping

Best Answer

First you need to find the key id of the key you added. Do this by the command:

sudo apt-key list

It will list all the keys that you have, with each entry looking like this:

pub   1024R/B455BEF0 2010-07-29
uid                  Launchpad clicompanion-nightlies

Once you have figured out which key to remove, use the command sudo apt-key del <keyid> where <keyid> is replaced with the actual keyid of the key you want to remove from your keyring. 

$ sudo apt-key del B455BEF0
$ apt-key list | grep clicompan
$
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