add-apt-key Alternatives

add-apt-key is described as 'This command line tool can be used to add a GPG key to your APT key ring' and is an app. There are three alternatives to add-apt-key for Linux and OpenPGP. The best add-apt-key alternative is Y PPA Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like add-apt-key are Introduce PPA and launchpad-getkeys.

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  1. Y PPA Manager icon
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    Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to add, remove, purge, list and search for Launchpad PPAs. It works with Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Y PPA Manager is the most popular Linux alternative to add-apt-key.

    • Y PPA Manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to add-apt-key.

    • Y PPA Manager is Free and Open Sourceadd-apt-key is also Free and Open Source
  2. Introduce PPA icon
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    The program saves you from having to open the console to add a new PPA. You can add the new repository in two ways. Introducing the ppa and then the name of the application or pasted directly the code from any...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Launchpad-Getkeys is a script (comes packaged in a .deb) that automatically imports all missing GPG keys, even if you're behind a firewall. It was initially created by blackgr @ ubuntuforums but then [webupd8] decided to completely re-write the script so I can add some...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenPGP
     
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