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skippylou
May 23rd, 2016, 03:04 AM
Trying to install GnuPG on 16.04LTS. In the process of installing packages that ./configure asks for I need libgpg-error. Use "apt-cache search libgpg-error" and I see it shows a libgpg-error0. "apt-get install libgpg-error0" says it is already installed. "apt-get install libgpg-error" says package does not exist.

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Dennis N
May 23rd, 2016, 03:28 AM
the gnupg package (gnupg 1.4.20-1ubuntu3) is installed by default in Ubuntu 16.04 and ready to use.
skippylou
May 23rd, 2016, 03:35 AM
the gnupg package (gnupg 1.4.20-1ubuntu3) is installed by default in Ubuntu 16.04 and ready to use.


Thanks, what is the command to launch it?
Dennis N
May 23rd, 2016, 03:41 AM
The terminal command is gpg. The first time it runs, it will create some configuration files and the keyring if I recall. Then you can create or import your keys. In fact, I just now ran it for the first time in 1604 and you should see this:


dmn@Roxanne:~$ gpg
gpg: directory `/home/dmn/.gnupg' created
gpg: new configuration file `/home/dmn/.gnupg/gpg.conf' created
gpg: WARNING: options in `/home/dmn/.gnupg/gpg.conf' are not yet active during this run
gpg: keyring `/home/dmn/.gnupg/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/home/dmn/.gnupg/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: Go ahead and type your message ...