I have a file called dotdeb.gpg
in my root
user's home folder. Would removing this file break the system, is it required?
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Who put it there, and why? – Michael Hampton Aug 22 '15 at 01:09
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1@MichaelHampton Is was there from the beginning, came with my VSP install. – SeinopSys Aug 22 '15 at 01:31
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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.
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