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GnuPG introduction tutorial
Introduction
This document describes how to use gnupg (gpg) tool to make a basic (everyday) operations, described in this page. Also, it's highly recommended to read mentioned document first.
GnuPG is a standard tool to use. It's a text-based console application, but it's a way more ease to use comparing with a graphical application.
Getting GnuPG
Mac OS X
Install brew tool
Brew tool is a tool of Homebrew_(package_management_software), so, in order to install it, please do the following:
- Open a terminal found on /Applications/Utilities/
- Run
xcode-select –install
- Click install button on the dialog
- Wait until complete
The full article might be found at http://osxdaily.com/2014/02/12/install-command-line-tools-mac-os-x/
- Run in terminal the following
/usr/bin/ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”
Brew
It's an easy to do in MacOS using brew. Just run in the terminal (mentioned early): brew install gpg
Debian-based OSes (ubuntu, debian, devuan)
You need a sudo access in order to install a package.
Open your favourite terminal and type sudo apt-get install gpg.
Please note, in most cases gpg is already installed.
SuSe/OpenSuse
The same requirements.
Open your favourite terminal and type sudo zypper install gpg.
Please note, in most cases gpg is already installed.
Other linuxes/BSDs
Use your own package manager, or compile GnuPG from source.
Windows
Under windows it's possible to get it running via cygwin.



