Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: seahorse-plugins
When gpg is first run, it's supposed to copy
/usr/share/gnupg/options.skel into ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf however seahorse-
agent is part of the default ubuntu-desktop session. Seahorse-agent
writes an empty file there on its first run. This means "use-agent"
isn't in there. If the user then installs kubuntu-desktop, seahorse-
agent will still run instead of gpg-agent.
Net effect, if the following sequence of events occurs:
1. User installs Ubuntu
2. User logs into a GNOME session in Ubuntu
3. User installs kubuntu-desktop
4. User logs into KDE and uses KMail
The result is:
seahorse-agent (which is not compatible with KMail) runs instead of gpg-agent
(which is compatible)
KMail hangs when told to sign an email, finally throwing an error saying it
couldn't get the passphrase
This is fixed by having use-agent in ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf...in other words,
by having the skeleton file there instead of an empty file. If this is
the case, seahorse-agent still runs in GNOME but gpg-agent runs in KDE,
allowing KMail to function properly.
** Affects: seahorse-plugins (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m)
Status: In Progress
** Changed in: seahorse-plugins (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Assignee: (unassigned) => Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m)
Status: New => In Progress
** Branch linked: lp:~maco.m/seahorse-plugins/gpgconf-change
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: seahorse-plugins
When gpg is first run, it's supposed to copy
/usr/share/gnupg/options.skel into ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf however seahorse-
agent is part of the default ubuntu-desktop session. Seahorse-agent
writes an empty file there on its first run. This means "use-agent"
isn't in there. If the user then installs kubuntu-desktop, seahorse-
agent will still run instead of gpg-agent.
Net effect, if the following sequence of events occurs:
1. User installs Ubuntu
2. User logs into a GNOME session in Ubuntu
3. User installs kubuntu-desktop
4. User logs into KDE and uses KMail
The result is:
- seahorse-agent, which is not compatible with KMail, is still running
+ seahorse-agent (which is not compatible with KMail) runs instead of gpg-agent
(which is compatible)
KMail hangs when told to sign an email, finally throwing an error saying it
couldn't get the passphrase
This is fixed by having use-agent in ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf...in other words,
by having the skeleton file there instead of an empty file. If this is
the case, seahorse-agent still runs in GNOME but gpg-agent runs in KDE,
allowing KMail to function properly.
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Seahorse-agent writes an empty ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf on first run, breaking email
signing in KDE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/345727
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