I have tried to add the repo for Brave Browser. It adds fine, but then I get this problem with it being insecure. How can I add this repo to an exceptions list? I understand apt is going to phase out using unauthenticated repos, but I have tried using the --allow-unauthenticated switch.
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TLDR: Uninstall and remove brave from your source, then run this on the terminal if you are using Juno.
curl https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ bionic main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-bionic.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring
Why it works
As of nov 2018, official instructions looked like this:
curl https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ `lsb_release -sc` main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release-`lsb_release -sc`.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser brave-keyring
The command lsb_release -sc prints the current version of the OS, in this case juno. But that does not make a valid source as brave does not have that url. However, Juno is based on Ubuntu 18, codename bionic. So we can edit the official instructions to use that as a source.
I had the same error message as Andy when trying to install Brave via apt-get (using the same instructions on the Brave browser website)
My workaround was to install the Brave snap package:
sudo snap install brave
The Brave icon will be available in the menu after rebooting.
But as far as authorizing that repo...I have no idea.
aptas indicated on the site?aptcan't verify the repo, and that doesn't mean that the repo is insecure is just that the user didn't follow the instructions.aptchecked the signature and because didn't match didn't let you download from it. It worked like intended, the repo needs a fix. If you need a quick solution, remove the repo and then install it usingsnaplike @Paul said