Huh... That first message, I'm not sure I've seen before. This might be a dup of https://bugs.launchpad.net/duplicity/+bug/1828869 ?
You could test that by installing the snap version of duplicity and uninstalling the distro version: snap install duplicity --classic sudo apt remove duplicity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898911 Title: deja-dup fails due to gpg issue Status in deja-dup package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Lubuntu 18.04 64-bit with current updates. Backing up to external HDD via USB 3.0. When attempting backup, I receive an error message stating: "Backup Failed GPGError: GPG Failed, see log below: ===== Begin GnuPG log ===== gpg: WARNING: "--no-use-agent" is an obsolete option - it has no effect gpg: AES256 encrypted data gpg: gcry_kdf_derive failed: Invalid data gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase gpg: decryption failed: No secret key ===== End GnuPG log ==== " Deja Dup package received a recent update, if I recall correctly. Deja Dup worked correctly up until today. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: deja-dup 37.1-2fakesync1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-118.119-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-118-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.17 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Wed Oct 7 12:05:28 2020 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/deja-dup InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-22 (746 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: deja-dup UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1898911/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp