# Having trouble updating brave in ubuntu

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** linux\
**Created:** [January 9, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987 "2026-01-09T16:35:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![browser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@browser](https://community.brave.app/u/browser)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987/1 "2026-01-09T16:35:08Z")

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It’s asking me to update and not sure what to do next, I got this in terminal

` Installing Brave Browser (release)`  
`+ curl -fsS `[`brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg`](https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg)  
`+ sudo install -DTm644 /dev/stdin /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg`  
`+ curl -fsS `[`brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.sources`](https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.sources)  
`+ sudo install -DTm644 /dev/stdin /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.sources`  
`+ sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-*.list`  
`+ sudo apt-get update`  
`Hit:1 `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/3/8/386e98ab945305ff2c1baf6c419410b9c4c1ebd0.png)`au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu`](http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu)` jammy InRelease`  
`Hit:2 `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/3/8/386e98ab945305ff2c1baf6c419410b9c4c1ebd0.png)`au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu`](http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu)`jammy-updates InRelease `  
`Hit:3 `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/3/8/386e98ab945305ff2c1baf6c419410b9c4c1ebd0.png)`au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu`](http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu)`jammy-backports InRelease `  
`Get:4 `[`brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com`](https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/)` stable InRelease [7,546 B]`  
`Get:5 `[`brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com`](https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/)` stable/main arm64 Packages [26.1 kB]`  
`Get:6 `[`brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com`](https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/)` stable/main amd64 Packages [26.2 kB]`  
`Hit:7 `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/b/c/bcb871d799ffb0a68eccd55cabfcd8e9c7998280.png)`security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu`](http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu)`jammy-security InRelease `  
`Get:8 `[`deb.i2p.net`](https://deb.i2p.net/)` bookworm InRelease [30.6 kB]`  
`Err:8 `[`deb.i2p.net`](https://deb.i2p.net/)` bookworm InRelease`  
` The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 67ECE5605BCF1346`  
`Reading package lists... Done`  
`W: GPG error: `[`deb.i2p.net`](https://deb.i2p.net/)` bookworm InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 67ECE5605BCF1346`  
`E: The repository '`[`deb.i2p.net`](https://deb.i2p.net/)` bookworm InRelease' is not signed.`  
`N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.`  
`N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.`  
`Error: The "apt-get update" command is not working on your system. The Brave installer cannot proceed. Please try again after fixing your system configuration.`

`sudo apt-key adv --keyserver `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/0/0/0054fbf5fcc917a66ff62870e64573abb3f7c16e.png)`keyserver.ubuntu.com`](https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/)` --recv-keys 67ECE5605BCF1346`  
`Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)).`  
`Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.qxoSdCWfnl/gpg.1.sh --keyserver `[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/0/0/0054fbf5fcc917a66ff62870e64573abb3f7c16e.png)`keyserver.ubuntu.com`](https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/)` --recv-keys 67ECE5605BCF1346`  
`gpg: key 67ECE5605BCF1346: public key "I2P Debian Package Repository <killyourtv@i2pmail.org>" imported`  
`gpg: Total number processed: 1`  
`gpg: imported: 1`

```auto
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 
au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 
au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease              
Hit:3 
au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease            
Hit:4 
brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease          
Hit:5 
security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease               
Get:6 
deb.i2p.net bookworm InRelease [30.6 kB]                         
Err:6 
deb.i2p.net bookworm InRelease
  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 67ECE5605BCF1346
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: 
deb.i2p.net bookworm InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 67ECE5605BCF1346
E: The repository '
deb.i2p.net bookworm InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987/2 "2026-01-09T20:03:43Z")

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I think you just need to run `sudo apt update` and then once that’s completed, run `sudo apt upgrade brave-browser`.

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**Author:** ![flashyCamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/87869e/32.png) [@flashyCamel](https://community.brave.app/u/flashyCamel)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987/3 "2026-02-07T13:02:23Z")

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thank you so much, it worked

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/having-trouble-updating-brave-in-ubuntu/647987/4 "2026-02-09T17:45:44Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 5:45pm UTC