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I'm trying to add a key to gpg:

$ gpg --recv-key 12345
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available

Then I do this:

$ gpg --list-keys
gpg: /home/me/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created

but the error remains. How can I can fix it?

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You should specify a keyserver to use.I typically use --keyserver wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net (you can use a lot of different country codes instead of uk, but I know that one works).

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  • should I add it to the config instead? should there be whitespace between the 'www' and 'keys' ? – Matudi Jul 10 '16 at 21:58
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    gpg: Note: '--keyserver' is not considered an option – Matudi Jul 10 '16 at 21:59
  • No spaces in wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net. You can probably add it your configuration, and it might be a good idea, I've just never bothered to. --keyserver is listed in the man page, so it should work, the complete command will be something like gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net --recv-keys 12345678. – Henrik supports the community Jul 10 '16 at 22:04
  • I think the best practice now is to put the keyserver in .gnupg/gpg.conf – jeremiah Apr 20 '17 at 15:56

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