[Bug 1754075] Re: apt-setup uses apt-key but probably should not anymore

[Murmansk]

We are working to deploy Ubuntu18 using PXE to a bunch of computers and
would love to see this problem solved.

It seems that there is a viable patch for this bug. Is there an
estimated timeframe to solve it?

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Title:
  apt-setup uses apt-key but probably should not anymore

Status in apt-setup package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in apt-setup source package in Bionic:
  Confirmed
Status in apt-setup package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  In di if the kernel is in a private PPA we seed di using

  d-i apt-setup/local0/key string
  http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=<key>

  this used to work in xenial, but in bionic this fails and therefore
  apt update fails in base-installer. May be because add-apt-key is not
  installed.

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