- on goatpig's github, I see goatpig-signing-key.asc under the PublicKeys section - is this correct?
Yes.
- where do we find the correct spelling for the Wladimir van der Laan key? On the bitcoincore website, it references an ubuntu server "gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 01EA5486DE18A882D4C2684590C8019E36C2E964" do we run this on Debian?
Yes, you can run this on debian.
good to know - I have been running ./bitcoin-qt to run core. It would be nice to have an applications link.
You can create a shortcut running any command with any parameter you wish.
What DE are you using ?