Is ~/dotdeb.gpg safe to delete?

Question

I have a file called dotdeb.gpg in my root user's home folder. Would removing this file break the system, is it required?

@MichaelHampton Is was there from the beginning, came with my VSP install. — SeinopSys, Aug 22 '15 at 01:31

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '15 at 05:39

It's most likely safe to remove. If you take a look at root's bash history you might see that it was downloaded and imported so the Dotdeb repository could be used.

From the Dotdeb website:

3. Fetch and install the GnuPG key

wget https://www.dotdeb.org/dotdeb.gpg
sudo apt-key add dotdeb.gpg

If you want to be safe compare the md5sum of the local file to the one on their website to verify that is where it came from.

Is ~/dotdeb.gpg safe to delete?

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