I recently got a new laptop, and installed Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS and used
the Ubuntu Software to install Kleopatra.
Ubuntu 16.0.4 has GnuPG 1.4.20 installed by default.
After installation, I tried to generate a keypair and could not.
Here is what happened:
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londo@londo-earth-trinket:~$ gpg2 --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.11; Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Note: Use "gpg2 --full-gen-key" for a full featured key generation
dialog.
GnuPG needs to construct a user ID to identify your key.
Real name: kleo sixteenOfour
Email address: k...@test.key
You selected this USER-ID:
"kleo sixteenOfour "
Change (N)ame, (E)mail, or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to
perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: agent_genkey failed: Not supported
Key generation failed: Not supported
londo@londo-earth-trinket:~$ gpg2 --full-gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.11; Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Please select what kind of key you want:
(1) RSA and RSA (default)
(2) DSA and Elgamal
(3) DSA (sign only)
(4) RSA (sign only)
Your selection? 1
RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
What keysize do you want? (2048)
Requested keysize is 2048 bits
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
0 = key does not expire
= key expires in n days
w = key expires in n weeks
m = key expires in n months
y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0)
Key does not expire at all
Is this correct? (y/N) y
GnuPG needs to construct a user ID to identify your key.
Real name: kleo sixteenOfour
Email address: k...@test.key
Comment: local keysigning only
You selected this USER-ID:
"kleo sixteenOfour (local keysigning only) "
Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to
perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
gpg: agent_genkey failed: Not supported
Key generation failed: Not supported
londo@londo-earth-trinket:~$
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What am I forgetting/doing wrong?
TIA
vedaal
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