Sándor Bognár has proposed merging
lp:~sanyasandor/ubuntu-packaging-guide/gpg-and-thunderbird into
lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.
Commit message:
Updates to cover gpg and Thunderbird version changes
Requested reviews:
Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team (ubuntu-packaging-guide-team)
For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~sanyasandor/ubuntu-packaging-guide/gpg-and-thunderbird/+merge/453576
Current description only valid for older gpg versions and Thunderbird. Recent
gpg versions require other parameter, otherwise the following instructions in
the guide do not fit. Recent Thunderbird do not need plugin anymore.
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Your team Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team is requested to review the proposed merge
of lp:~sanyasandor/ubuntu-packaging-guide/gpg-and-thunderbird into
lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.
=== modified file 'ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst'
--- ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst 2017-12-19 16:08:45 +0000
+++ ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst 2023-10-13 18:51:54 +0000
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
$ gpg --gen-key
+If you have gpg version >= 2.1.17, run::
+
+ $ gpg --full-generate-key
+
GPG will first ask you which kind of key you want to generate. Choosing the
default (RSA and DSA) is fine. Next it will ask you about the keysize. The
default (currently 2048) is fine, but 4096 is more secure. Afterwards, it will
@@ -224,9 +228,9 @@
password, then click the link to confirm that the key is yours.`
Launchpad encrypts the email, using your public key, so that it can be sure
-that the key is yours. If you are using Thunderbird, the default Ubuntu email
+that the key is yours. If you are using Thunderbird (version < 78), the default Ubuntu email
client, you can install the `Enigmail plugin <Enigmail_>`_
-to easily decrypt the message.
+to easily decrypt the message. Beginning with version 78, Thunderbird has built-in support for OpenPGP.
If your email software does not support OpenPGP
encryption, copy the encrypted email's contents, type ``gpg`` in your
terminal, then paste the email contents into your terminal window.
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