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Created September 8, 2018 16:34
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Update all expired keys from Ubuntu key server in one command
```
sudo apt-key list | \
grep "expired: " | \
sed -ne 's|pub .*/\([^ ]*\) .*|\1|gp' | \
xargs -n1 sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys
```
### Command explanation:
sudo apt-key list - lists all keys installed in the system;
grep "expired: " - leave only lines with expired keys;
sed -ne 's|pub .*/\([^ ]*\) .*|\1|gp' - extracts keys;
xargs -n1 sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys - updates keys from Ubuntu key server by found expired ones.
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