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after updating WSL Ubuntu i can't do sudo apt-key add with an error:

gpg: can't connect to the agent: IPC connect call failed

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answered 3 Years ago hirtieve · Accepted Answer

This appears to be a known bug in WSL. You can try adding the key manually using:

curl -sL "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=YOUR_KEY_HERE" | sudo apt-key add

YOUR_KEY_HERE is the GPG key the package you need wants to install. An example would be: 0xA6A19B38D3D831EF