Re: [cobalt-users] PGP - GNUPG - Idiots install Guide please ??

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Chris Wilson" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Can anybody give an idiots step by step guide
> to installing pgp or gnupg on a raq4

Chris, grab the source for GnuPG, then do:

./configure
make
make install

Caveat: GnuPG uses zlib, which has a well-known vulnerability in versions
prior to the current, 1.1.4.  It's doubtful you have 1.1.4 installed so if
this is important to you, you'll probably either want to install 1.1.4
(backup the old zlib first as I am not sure if this upgrade will break
anything) or overwrite the zlib that comes bundled with GnuPG with 1.1.4 and
using the following flag in ./configure:

--with-included-zlib \

Now GnuPG is installed, but you'll still need to generate public and private
keys and import public keys for users you wish to correspond with (that is
if you're planning on using this for email).

> or alternatively supply a url where such a
> howto may be found

I don't know any off-hand, but I do know they're easy to find using
google.com since I've looked at a few in the past.

HTH,

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