gpg: keyblock resource ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-sublime-text-3.gpg’: resource limit

No matter what I do, I get the following error:

gpg: keyblock resource ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-sublime-text-3.gpg’: resource limit

The original error(Dutch)

Original Dutch

sudo apt-get -f install
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd       
De status informatie wordt gelezen... Klaar
0 pakketten opgewaardeerd, 0 pakketten nieuw geïnstalleerd, 0 te verwijderen en 12 niet opgewaardeerd.
1 pakketten niet volledig geïnstalleerd of verwijderd.
Door deze operatie zal er 0 B extra schijfruimte gebruikt worden.
Instellen van apt (0.9.9.1~ubuntu3.1) ...
gpg: sleutelblok bronnen ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-sublime-text-3.gpg’: resource limit
gpg: sleutelblok bronnen ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-themes.gpg’: resource limit
gpg: sleutelblok bronnen ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-tor-browser.gpg’: resource limit
gpg: sleutelblok bronnen ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//wfg-0ad.gpg’: resource limit
gpg: sleutelblok bronnen ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//yorba-ppa.gpg’: resource limit
gpg: sleutel 437D05B5: “Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>” niet veranderd
gpg: sleutel FBB75451: “Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>” niet veranderd
gpg: sleutel C0B21F32: “Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key (2012) <[email protected]>” niet veranderd
gpg: sleutel EFE21092: “Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key (2012) <[email protected]>” niet veranderd
gpg: Totaal aantal verwerkt: 4
gpg:              Onveranderd: 4
dpkg: error processing apt (--configure):
 subproces installed post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 2 terug
Fouten gevonden tijdens behandelen van:
 apt
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Here is the original error in it's entirety:

Google Translated

sudo apt- get- f install
Reading package lists ... Done
Building dependency tree
The status information is read ... Ready
0 packages upgraded , 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 12 not upgraded .
1 not fully installed or removed.
Through this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used .
Setting up apt ( 0.9.9.1 ~ ubuntu3.1 ) ...
gpg : key block sources '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-sublime-text-3.gpg' :resource limit
gpg : key block sources '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-themes.gpg': resource limit
gpg : key block sources '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//webupd8team-tor - browser.gpg ' : resource limit
gpg : key block sources '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//wfg-0ad.gpg': resource limit
gpg : key block sources '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//Yorba-ppa.gpg': resource limit
gpg : key 437D05B5 : "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>" not changed
gpg : key FBB75451 : "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>" not changed
gpg : key C0B21F32 : "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key (2012 ) <[email protected]>" not changed
gpg : key EFE21092 : "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key (2012 ) <[email protected]>" not changed
gpg : Total number processed : 4
gpg : unchanged : 4
dpkg : error processing apt (--configure) :
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error 2 back
Errors were encountered while processing :
 apt
E : Sub -process/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code ( 1 )

Things I tried to fix this:

  • sudo apt-get autoremove
  • sudo apt-get clean
  • sudo apt-get check
  • sudo dpkg --configure -a
  • sudo apt-get -f install

And also: sudo apt-mark hold apt; sudo apt-get -f install


When trying to install anything i also get the following:

WARNING: The following packages can not be authenticated!


If you pre-install the webupd8 team's y-ppa-manager your life is going to be easier

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo update && sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager

You can then remove or backup the existing gpg's by executing:

sudo rm /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/*
sudo apt-get update

Now you will see something like this :

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C2518248EEA14886
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C2518248EEA14886
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C2518248EEA14886
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C2518248EEA14886

This means that you will have to re-import all keys ...

Now launch the y-ppa-manager application

Click on Advanced
Select Try to import all missing GPG keys

BAM! You should be back in business with all your repos working correctly!


I tried the solution from @A.B. it didn't go well but I managed to do a modified one. I installed y-ppa-manager:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo update && sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager

Launched it :

sudo y-ppa-manager

And then : Manage PPAs > removed all the PPAs containing webupd8team (I had 4 of them ) and then closed the y-ppa=manager.

In console, I re-added them. Ex :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3 -y
....
....

And I did a sudo apt-get update and all went smoothly. No errors anymore.