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James Mitch
Asked: 2012-11-26 13:58:29 +0800 CST

gpg verification graphical user interface?

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Is there a graphical user interface to verify gpg signatures? I got a file and a file.sig. It's clear how to do it in terminal but doing with a right click gui would be more comfortable.

I read it's possible with kgpg but I couldn't get it to work.

Do you know a graphical user interface to verify gpg signatures or how kgpg can be utilized?

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2 Answers

  1. You can install seahorse-nautilus, then log out and back in, to get some extra GPG related features in the Nautilus file manager. You should be able to verify the signature by right-clicking on the .sig file at that point.

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  2. Dobey is correct -- once you've got the seahorse-nautilus package installed, you can verify files by right-clicking and assuming you use GNOME, it's probably going to be the best option for you.

    That said, if you have trouble with that, you could also check out my gpg/openssl frontend Pyrite. It's a gui for both encryption and signing and supports doing tons of things that kgpg and nautilus (with plugins) don't.

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