The installer.sh script (Release 2026-04-23) fails on Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" when attempting to install Microsoft Edge. While the script correctly identifies 26.04 and imports the new microsoft-2025.asc key, the Microsoft Edge repository is still signed with the legacy microsoft.asc key. Because the script overwrites the keyring with only the version-specific key, the subsequent apt-get update fails because the public key for the Edge repository is unavailable.
Error log:
W: GPG error: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease:
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:
NO_PUBKEY EB3E94ADBE1229CF
E: The repository 'https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease' is not signed.
Root CauseLine 183-187: The script uses dpkg --compare-versions to select either the 2025 key or the legacy key. Line 191: The script uses gpg --dearmor > "$HOME/microsoft.gpg", which replaces any existing keys in the temporary file rather than appending them. Result: On Ubuntu 26.04, the legacy key (required by the Edge repo) is missing from /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg, causing the installation to exit with status 100. Suggested FixModify the key import logic to merge both keys into the keyring during the transition period, or ensure the Edge repository enrollment includes the legacy key explicitly.
Example:
Import both keys to ensure compatibility with legacy-signed repos (Edge) and new repos (Intune)
curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > "$HOME/microsoft.gpg"
curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft-2025.asc | gpg --dearmor >> "$HOME/microsoft.gpg"
The installer.sh script (Release 2026-04-23) fails on Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" when attempting to install Microsoft Edge. While the script correctly identifies 26.04 and imports the new microsoft-2025.asc key, the Microsoft Edge repository is still signed with the legacy microsoft.asc key. Because the script overwrites the keyring with only the version-specific key, the subsequent apt-get update fails because the public key for the Edge repository is unavailable.
Error log:
W: GPG error: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease:
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:
NO_PUBKEY EB3E94ADBE1229CF
E: The repository 'https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease' is not signed.
Root CauseLine 183-187: The script uses dpkg --compare-versions to select either the 2025 key or the legacy key. Line 191: The script uses gpg --dearmor > "$HOME/microsoft.gpg", which replaces any existing keys in the temporary file rather than appending them. Result: On Ubuntu 26.04, the legacy key (required by the Edge repo) is missing from /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg, causing the installation to exit with status 100. Suggested FixModify the key import logic to merge both keys into the keyring during the transition period, or ensure the Edge repository enrollment includes the legacy key explicitly.
Example:
Import both keys to ensure compatibility with legacy-signed repos (Edge) and new repos (Intune)
curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > "$HOME/microsoft.gpg"
curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft-2025.asc | gpg --dearmor >> "$HOME/microsoft.gpg"