Você não deve executar o gpg como root. Então tente sem sudo
gpg --keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu --recv-key EEA14886
gpg: requesting key EEA14886 from hkp server pgpkeys.mit.edu
gpg: key EEA14886: public key "Launchpad VLC" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
Adicionando chave ao apt-key:
gpg -a --export EEA14886 | sudo apt-key add -
[sudo] password for arun:
OK
Verificando chave:
apt-key list
/etc/apt/trusted.gpg
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pub 1024D/437D05B5 2004-09-12
uid Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>
sub 2048g/79164387 2004-09-12
pub 4096R/C0B21F32 2012-05-11
uid Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key (2012) <[email protected]>
pub 4096R/EFE21092 2012-05-11
uid Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key (2012) <[email protected]>
pub 1024D/FBB75451 2004-12-30
uid Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>
pub 4096R/C31D4FBC 2017-06-02
uid arun. <[email protected]>
pub 1024R/EEA14886 2010-05-04
uid Launchpad VLC