Can't install Signal-Desktop in Debian 11 Qube

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Hi all,

So I’m a n00b but loving Qubes so far. I have strong reasons for using Qubes. I’ve gotten much software installed, but I’m having the damndest time trying to get signal-desktop to install in a Qube (based on Debian 11).

I’ve followed the instructions found here:

However, despite my best efforts, I get the following error message when running:

curl --proxy 127.0.0.1:8082 -s https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee -a /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

Error is: gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.

Now, ummm…,. I did Google it, and have seen people declaring everything from an incomplete/flawed installation of Curl to having to manually breaking out the one-liner into parts. That’s fine… but I’m watching gpg --dearmor do absolutely nothing while using PipeViewer. It just goes on indefinitely with 0% progress. So I’m hitting a wall there as well.

I know this issue can be overcome, but would greatly appreciate you hand-holding me through the way. You have no idea how much your help means to me. Seriously. Thanks in advance!

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Valid GPG data isn’t being piped correctly.

Have you tried running the curl command on its own to make sure it is installed?

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Hi Burner9, download the files you need in a DispVM, qvm-copy them into your running debian-11-template and in that template sudo cp them to the place (/usr/share/keyrings/ ) where you want to store them.

In the case of gpg-public-keys double check their fingerprints with different sources. You could use the tor-browser / a whonix-ws-dvm for that. For debian’s package manager I have a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/3rd-parties.list with a

deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main

inside. Works nicely.

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This is not the issue. As the original poster mentioned, in templates you can access the internet by using a proxy in curl: curl --proxy 127.0.0.1:8082.

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True. But it solves the problem.

edit: is it possible that you accidentally used curl --proxy 127.0.0.1:8082 signalurl | gpg stuff in dom0 instead of inside your debian-template?

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I’ll never understand why it eventually worked, I made no changes to what I’d been doing, but it succeeded on the umpteenth try. So bizarre. Thanks for your time and input.

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I’ll never understand why it eventually worked, I made no changes to what I’d been doing, but it succeeded on the umpteenth try. So bizarre. Thanks for your time and input.

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I made no changes to what I’d been doing, but it succeeded on the umpteenth try. So bizarre. Thanks for your time and input.

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Welcome to IT :smiley:

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Hits a little close to home for comfort. Done helpdesk for years. Currently taking up Python/Django course on Udemy to finally get out from under the helpdesk…

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