Cant' update mullvad-vpn aur package, gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data -> problem importing keys

Hi, tried to update my system and I cant update the mullvad-vpn AUR package. Using yay -Syu :

aur/mullvad-vpn 2024.4-2 → 2024.5-1

pub ed25519 2023-06-28 [C]
225E40C8F1C8DEB7977ABF59F293063FECE2E8ED
uid [ unknown] Linus Färnstrand linus@mullvad.net
sub ed25519 2023-06-28 [A]
sub cv25519 2023-06-28 [E]
sub ed25519 2023-06-28 [S]

pub rsa4096 2019-10-01 [SC]
8339C7D2942EB854E3F27CE5AEE9DECFD582E984
uid [ unknown] David Lönnhager (code signing) david.l@mullvad.net
sub rsa4096 2019-10-01 [E]

gpg: error reading key: No public key

:: PGP keys need importing:
→ 1D0026CBD1F1858DF8DB54DFCB87E2B919A6454C, required by: mullvad-vpn
:: Import? [Y/n]
:: Importing keys with gpg…
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data
→ problem importing keys

Any idea ? Thanks for the help.

Hi, I was able to update with paru, but I doubt that yay is your problem. Have all other packages updated successfully? Perhaps gpg was updated, and you’d need to reboot first. Also, “disconnect and quit” from Mullvad before updating. See if that helps.

Correction: I updated the mullvad-vpn-bin package, which uses a different key. That would be another option, I suppose, but your problem is with verifying keys, not the particular ones.

From the AUR page for mullvad-vpn - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mullvad-vpn

→ ALWAYS DO A CLEAN BUILD ←
This package will verify the signature of the git tag / commit. Developer keys are available here and instructions are here. See the PKGBUILD to determine which developer key you need.

Like @SdW I use the mullvad-vpn-bin package (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mullvad-vpn-bin) and like them, I updated with no problems.

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I tried installing the mullvad-vpn-bin package, it failed. I looked at the mullvad gpg instructions and couldnt really figure it out. I tried again but I clicked N when it asked Import ? y| n and it worked. Thanks for the help @SdW @r0ckhopper .

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