Error when logging onto keybase (Linux app)
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Description

This behaviour is also duplicated from the command line.
tim@tim-Gazelle-Professional ~ keybase login
Your keybase username or email address: timellissmith
▶ ERROR GPG error: exit status 2
my log id: 8399557cbc65b9109d83ae1c
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Start by reproducing the failure with the Linux app and the keybase login command shown in the issue, using log ID 8399557cbc65b9109d83ae1c to investigate the GPG error. Done means identifying the cause and allowing login to complete without the reported error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, linux
- Domain
- cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100