gnupg - GNU Privacy Guard - OpenPGP command line tool HOWTO

ChangeLog


2023-09-12	- 1.4.21 -> 1.4.23
		- 2.0.30 -> 2.4.3
		- Removed curl prerequisite link for 2.4.3 and
		  passing --with-libcurl to configure
		- Also use --infodir to use /usr/info instead
		  of /usr/share/info
		- Added 64-bit check and use of --libdir=/usr/lib64
		- Removed sha1sum
		- Home page URL http to https
		- Updated description from
		  "GNU Privacy Guard"
		  to that and:
		  " - OpenPGP command line tool"
		- Added git repository link
		- Updated Slackware versions list removing 13.37 and
		  adding 15.0
2017-07-13	- 1.4.12 -> 1.4.21
		- 2.0.16 -> 2.0.30
		- Updated Slackware notes for 14.0, 14.1, 14.2,
		  removed older than 13.37
		- Use logname instead of $USER (or you can use:
		  su -p)
		- Removed md5sum, added sha256sum
		- Updated removal at bottom to cover some things that
		  did not exist last time
2012-03-06	- 1.4.11 -> 1.4.12
		- 2.0.16 -> 2.0.18
		- Updated Slackware notes for 13.37
2010-10-28	- 1.4.10 -> 1.4.11
		- 2.0.14 -> 2.0.16
		- Updated Slackware notes for 13.1
2010-01-12	- 1.4.8 -> 1.4.10
		- Updated Slackware note for versions 12.1, 12.2, and 13.0,
		  removed versions older than 12.0 from the list
		- 2.0.8 -> 2.0.14
2008-03-14	- 1.4.7 -> 1.4.8
		- 2.0.4 -> 2.0.8
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.0
		- Updated Slackware note for 'gnupg2' too
		- Run 'removepkg gnupg2' in that section
2007-06-08	- Added 2.0.4
		- Removed 1.2.8
Mar 16, 2007	- 1.4.6 -> 1.4.7
Jan 30, 2007	- Removed gawk, grep links
Jan 5, 2007	- 1.4.5 -> 1.4.6
		- Updated Slackware note for 11.0
		- 1.2.7 -> 1.2.8
Aug 1, 2006	- 1.4.3 -> 1.4.5
		- Changed from the FL mirror to one in Canada,
		  the FL one hasn't updated yet
Apr 4, 2006	- 1.4.2.2 -> 1.4.3
Mar 15, 2006	- 1.4.2.1 -> 1.4.2.2
		- Updated Slackware note
		- Added uninstall notes to the bottom
Mar 6, 2006	- 1.4.2 -> 1.4.2.1
		- Only run removepkg if it exists
Nov 3, 2005	- Moved 1.4.2 to the top
		- Updated Slack note for 10.2
		- Moved a few things around
		- Added md5sum verification
		- Changed download URL from:
		  ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/
		  to:
		  http://mirrors.rootmode.com/ftp.gnupg.org/gnupg/
		  (Florida, US mirror)
Sep 8, 2005	- 1.4.1 -> 1.4.2
		- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
		- root.root -> root:root, run when $UID = 0
Mar 24, 2005	- Updated notes for Slackware 10.1
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, and fileutils/coreutils links
		- Fixed link to iconv howto (the howto is named libiconv)
		- Changed sha1sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- 1.4.0 -> 1.4.1
		- Added curl as an optional prerequisite (for 1.4.1)
Dec 30, 2004	- 1.2.6 -> 1.2.7, I'll remove 1.2.x leaving only 1.4.x in
		  the next update or two
		- Added 1.4.0
		- Changed md5sum verification to sha1sum
		- Updated prerequisites
		- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
Aug 26, 2004	- 1.2.5 -> 1.2.6
		- Changed the md5sum -> textutils link to point to coreutils
Jul 27, 2004	- gnupg 1.2.4 -> 1.2.5
Mar 18, 2004	- Fixed the ElGamal patch URL below, it changed for some
		  reason...
Dec 24, 2003	- 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4
Dec 1, 2003	- Added ElGamal patch:
		  <a href="http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2003q4/000161.html">http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2003q4/000161.html</a>
Sep 16, 2003	- Fixed broken link to textutils howto
Aug 22, 2003	- 1.2.2 -> 1.2.3
		- Minor update to gpg verification (verification of gpg with
		  an older gpg)
		- Create ~/installed with mode 700
		- Changed download URL from Canada mirror back to gnupg.org
May 6, 2003	- Replaced my e-mail address in examples with a bogus
		  address to avoid confusion :-) and added a note to it
		  about what address should actually be used there
May 5, 2003	- 1.2.1 -> 1.2.2
		- Changed download URL to gnupg.ca, gnupg.org is screwed up
		  right now
Apr 22, 2003	- Modernized more
		- Added 'removepkg gnupg' because Slack 9.0 has a package
		  for it
		- Changed the installation prefix to /usr (from /usr/local)
Mar 6, 2003	- Modernized
		- Added --disable-nls to configure, removal of old .mo files
Oct 28, 2002	- 1.2.0 -> 1.2.1
Sep 23, 2002	- 1.0.7 -> 1.2.0
		- .tar.gz -> .tar.bz2
Aug 20, 2002	- Set to remove the .sig file, no need to keep it forever
Aug 2, 2002	- First entry

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