Ubuntu ppa 26.10 dev: signing key seems to be outdated
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Description
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- [x] This is a **bug**, not a question or a configuration issue.
- [x] This issue is **not** already reported on Github (I have searched for it).
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### Bug description
Using the Ubuntu Stonking (dev) ppa fails due to the ppa signing key not adhering to the latest Ubuntu security restrictions.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Update the apt .sources file
2. run apt update
3. Error
### Expected behavior
Update to the new Stonking version provided on Launchpad fails.
Fehler: Das Depot »https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/nextcloud-devs/client/ubuntu stonking InRelease« ist nicht signiert.
Hinweis: Eine Aktualisierung von solch einem Depot kann nicht auf eine sichere Art durchgeführt werden, daher ist es standardmäßig deaktiviert.
Hinweis: Weitere Details zur Erzeugung von Paketdepots sowie zu deren Benutzerkonfiguration finden Sie in der Handbuchseite apt-secure(8).
Warnung: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. Signature verification failed: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu stonking InRelease: Sub-process /usr/bin/sqv returned an error code (1), error message is: Error: Invalid value for SEQUOIA_CRYPTO_POLICY Caused by: Relative path not allowed: standard
### Which files are affected by this bug
/etc/apt/keyrings/nextcloud-ppa.asc
### Operating system
Linux
### Which version of the operating system you are running.
Ubuntu 26.10 dev (Stonking)
### Installation method
Community PPA (please test with the AppImage package ?)
### Nextcloud Server version
34.0.4
### Nextcloud Desktop Client version
34.0.3-20260826.113916.7563f574a8-1.0~stonking1
### Did this occur after an update or on a clean installation?
Minor version update (i.e. 33.0.0 → 33.0.1)
### Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
No
### Are you using an external user-backend?
- [x] Default internal user-backend
- [ ] LDAP or Active Directory
- [ ] SSO - SAML
- [ ] Other
### Nextcloud Server logs
```shell
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### Additional info
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by inspecting /etc/apt/keyrings/nextcloud-ppa.asc and reproducing the failure with apt update on Ubuntu 26.10 dev. Check how the Community PPA signing key is published and consumed; done when the Stonking repository passes signature verification and updates normally.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- devops, operating-systems, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100