after deleting ~/.gnupg for whatever reason - this fixes the dir not found error
gpgconf --kill gpg-agent create
gpg --gen-keyshare public component
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --send-keys 1EEFAE2C2D4680109FF2A1A427AE971C9F8555F3verify the key is out in the wild
gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --search-key '[email protected]' at this point - maybe make sure the first key listed in your local setup is the newest (it isn't). If it isn't, make sure you specify the keyid in the tool configs like settings.xml
gpg --list-signatures