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Gentoo Weekly Newsletter
http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/current.xml
This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of January 20th, 2003.
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1. Gentoo News
==============
Summary
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* Next Release of Gentoo Linux to be 1.4_rc3
* Gentoo PPC developer presents at MIT
Next Release of Gentoo Linux to be 1.4_rc3
------------------------------------------
The next release of Gentoo Linux is expected to be released as 1.4_rc3,
rather than 1.4_final. This decision was based on a number of factors,
including:
* KDE 3.1 is not yet released, but is expected to be released imminently
* The 2.4.20 kernel is experiencing IDE problems on x86. While patches
are in the pipeline to fix these issues, they require more testing before
being declared "stable"
* gcc-3.2.1-r6 has been recently released and requires additional testing
* Recent upgrades to XFree86 require additional testing
And, most importantly, any final release of Gentoo Linux needs to be as
stable as possible before being released to our users.
Gentoo PPC developer presents at MIT
------------------------------------
The following was a late addition to this week's GWN and therefore may not
appear in all translated versions.
Rajiv Manglani, one of Gentoo's developers for the PowerPC platform (and
an alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology himself), is going
to give a presentation featuring an overview of Gentoo Linux and a demo of
a finished system. Curtains go up at the MIT (building no. 4[1], room 237)
on Tuesday, 21 January 2003, from 19:00-20:00, and if you plan on
attending, please RSVP to sipb-iap-gentoo@mit.edu.
1. http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_4
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2. Gentoo Security
==================
Summary
-------
* GLSA: dhcp
* GLSA: fnord
* GLSA: mod_php php
* New Security Bug Reports
GLSA: dhcp
----------
ISC's dhcp package has several buffer overflow vulnerabilities which could
permit an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code. No exploits have
been reported.
* Severity: high - remote execution of code.
* Packages Affected: net-misc/dhcp versions prior to dhcp-3.0_p2 (3.0_p2
is the fix package)
* Rectification: Synchronize and emerge -u dhcp
* GLSA Announcement[2]
* Advisory[3]
2. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30721
3. http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-01.html
GLSA: fnord
-----------
A buffer overrun in fnord's CGI code has been discovered. However, the
affected function does not return, so it is unlikely that an exploit could
be developed.
* Severity: low - probably unexploitable.
* Packages Affected: net-www/fnord-1.6
* Rectification: Synchronize and emerge -u fnord
* GLSA Announcement[4]
* Advisory[5]
4. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30720
5. http://www.fefe.de/fnord/
GLSA: mod_php php
-----------------
A flaw in php's wordwrap() function could, if used against user input, be
subject to a buffer overfolow. No exploit has been reported.
* Severity: moderate - difficult to exploit.
* Packages Affected: dev-php/php-4.2.3 and earlier; dev-php/mod_php-4.2.3
and earlier
* Rectification: Synchronize and emerge -u php and/or mod_php
* GLSA Announcement[6]
* Advisory[7]
6. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30004
7. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?|=bugtraq&m=104102689503192&w=2
New Security Bug Reports
------------------------
New security bug reports this week include:
* media-sound/mpg123[8]
* app-editors/vim[9]
8. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14076
9. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14088
=========================
3. Heard In The Community
=========================
Web Forums
----------
Gentoo on Laptops
Anybody who's ever tried to put Linux from a Firewire or PCMCIA CD drive
onto their notebook PC will instantly recognise the need for support, no
matter how Linux-savvy you thought you were: This is the grand art of
dealing with hardware that's been misconfigured by vendors and BIOS
manglers for use with pre-installed operating systems beyond the point
where a simple "install from CD" manual can bail you out. Fortunately, the
forums are full of threads dealing with the peculiarities of portable PCs.
There's even a Gentoo-driven movement to set up an alternative to
Linux-on-Laptops.net, the most famous, but infrequently updated resource
for anybody looking to install Linux on something they can carry about.
Here's a collection of some of the more active threads in this field,
topmost the pointer to Gentoo's own "Linux-on-the-go":
* Linux On the Go[10]
* Software suspend[11]
* /proc/cpuinfo shows incorrect MHz for Pentium 800[12]
* Is there a way to sync my laptop with my desktop?[13]
* Vaio R505 w/ Slimdock[14]
* LCD Screen X problems [15]
10. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=28691
11. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29159
12. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29904
13. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30247
14. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29527
15. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=28563
Forum Surveys
As the forum user base is steadily growing, the results of opinion polls
are becoming more and more representative. The average Gentoo user seems
to pay between 30 and 60 USD a month for a 500+ kbit/s Internet
connection, lack proper chairs for their computer desks and drive around
in Japanese pickup trucks. Most of these polls lack any sort of scientific
value, but some of them are fun to watch. Impossible to list them all,
check these popular ones and search yourself for others:
* How much do you pay for your internet?[16]
* How fast is your internet connection?[17]
* Post a picture of your actual desktop[18]
* What cars do you drive?[19]
* So, what did you name YOUR computer(s)?[20]
16. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30510
17. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=26364
18. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=21997
19. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=30505
20. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=3300
Linux PDAs: Sharp Zaurus and Gentoo
A fair number of threads deal with configuration issues to connect the
currently best-known Linux PDAs, the Sharp Zaurus series, via
USB-networking to their Gentoo desktops. Given the growing range of models
and the rather cumbersome tuning necessities of the usbdnet driver, this
is hardly astonishing, but in spite of all the tools being present in the
kernel sources, many people in the forums have been unable to get it to
run. If you have managed and remember how you did it, here's where you
could make a few people very happy:
* Zaurus network problem reward if your advice is successful![21]
* usbdnet patch[22]
* Zaurus and Gentoo[23]
* Is the Sharp Zaurus any good?[24]
21. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29368
22. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=24718
23. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29579
24. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=25370
gentoo-user
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Research solves problems
A recent thread[25] about portage 2.0.46-r6 accidently overwriting
/etc/make.conf triggered some heat amongst the audience. Gentoo developer
Nicholas Jones insisted that this was not an accident (bug), but rather
that the poster failed to mention his unique circumstances and assumed
that portage 2.0.46-r6 was at fault. It has been resolved that portage
copied the original /etc/make.conf to /etc/.cfg0000_make.conf as it should
with all config files residing in the /etc directory. This default
behavior is configured via "CONFIG_PROTECT" in the environment settings.
The thread also makes it clear that Gentoo developers encourage research
before accusations.
25. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-user&m=104272726519197&w=2
KMail with S/MIME and PGP/MIME support
Stephen Boulet posted a message[26] asking how to get KMail and OpenPGP to
work properly together. Paul de Vrieze responded[27] and noted a bug[28]
he had filed regarding the topic. A lengthy discussion[29] ensued about
the various intricacies associated with key management and signatures in
general. This thread is a great resource for anyone attempting to get PGP
and/or S/MIME working in KMail. Users looking for a more general HOWTO on
using GnuPG to sign emails should see this week's Tips and Tricks section.
26. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/20132
27. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/20136
28. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13573
29.
http://news.gmane.org/onethread.php?group=gmane.linux.gentoo.user&root=%3C2
00301120812.30686.stephen%40theboulets.net%3E
gentoo-dev
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Little Tool for Portage.
Alastair Tse wrote[30]: "A couple of months ago, I wrote a small tool to
help me view changelogs for packages in the portage. After a while, I
added various features I thought were useful, like calculating the size of
a installed package, and viewing the enabled USE variables for an ebuild."
The tool is called etcat[31]: Portage Information Extractor. Nick Jones
said[32] that recent versions of portage do also provide information on
Changelog entries with the --changelog command-line option.
30. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/6637
31. http://www.liquidx.net/projects/etcat/
32. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/6641
=======================
4. Gentoo International
=======================
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu
...or happy new year in Japanese. Friday night saw the first GentooJP New
Year's Celebration, an event that is almost certain to become a tradition,
at least for this year's 15 inaugural participants. Everybody who's
anybody in Tokyo's bustling Gentoo scene was there, downing large
quantities of beer and sake while trying hard not to spill anything on the
laptops lying around, munching happily away at Kimchi-Nabe (fish of all
denominations swimming in a bowl of Korean spicy cabbage...) and talking
shop, of course, what else is there. Sadly missing were Gentooists from
the Kansai area, including a number of prominent ebuilders from Osaka and
Kyoto, who are of course much more seriously working people and never seem
to make it to drinking events in Tokyo. [NB: The GWN team invites you to
keep us informed about similar events in your countries.]
A Forum for Gentoo Users in China
While the mainstream user base on the official Gentoo Forums is slowly
growing out of proportion, the inability to display Chinese has lead to a
few frustrated comments by Gentooists from China. Until the official
forums can add support for CJK character sets, Chinese Gentooists may want
to check out the bustling community active in a Chinese Gentoo forum[33]
on LinuxSir.com. Combining what they like to call "DIY Linux", the forum
gathers users of both Gentoo and Linux-from-scratch under one umbrella. It
is hosted on Linux,Sir!, one of the larger Chinese-language techie
communities, emanating that typical BBS-style mix of technical support and
entertainment centered around various Linux distributions. LinuxSir
currently accomodates roughly 7500 users, predominantly from Shanghai,
Chengdu, Dalian, but also from outside mainland China, of course. The
popularity of the Gentoo forum is second only to Redhat, but towering over
Debian, SuSE, Mandrake and Turbolinux, in spite of their better-known CJK
support and adaptability to Chinese users. The software used for
Linux,Sir! (vBulletin)[34] is MySQL-based just like forums.gentoo.org, and
defaults to GB2312 encoding (Simplified Chinese character set).
33.
http://www.linuxsir.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?s=7fd36e0dd0f21fe72b435d5fe4d9
6e4e&forumid=58
34. http://www.vbulletin.com
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5. Portage Watch
================
The following stable packages were added to portage this week
-------------------------------------------------------------
* app-emulation/win4lin : Win4Lin allows you run Windows applications
somewhat natively http://www.netraverse.com/
* app-games/gxmame : GXMame is a frontend for XMame using the GTK
library, the goal is to provide the same GUI as mame32
http://gmame.sourceforge.net
* app-misc/mime-types : Provides mime.types file http://www.gentoo.org/
* app-misc/xnc : A ile manager for X Window system very similar to Norton
Commander, with a lot of features. http://xnc.dubna.su/
* app-sci/tbass : Balsa is both a framework for synthesising asynchronous
hardware systems and the language for describing such systems
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/amulet/projects/balsa/
* app-sci/systemc : A C++ based modeling platform for VLSI and
system-level co-design http://www.systemc.org/
* app-sci/vstgl : Visual Signal Transition Graph Lab
http://vstgl.sourceforge.net/
* app-text/mftrace : traces TeX fonts to PFA or PFB fonts (formerly
pktrace) http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/mftrace/
* dev-lang/stratego : Stratego term-rewriting language
http://www.stratego-language.org
* dev-lang/erlang : Erlang programming language, runtime environment, and
large collection of libraries http://www.erlang.org/
* dev-lang/bigwig : a high-level programming language for developing
interactive Web services. http://www.brics.dk/bigwig/
* dev-libs/cgicc : A C++ class library for writing CGI applications
http://www.cgicc.org
* dev-libs/libevent : A library to execute a function when a specific
event occurs on a file descriptor http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/
* dev-util/cproto : generate C function prototypes from C source code
http://cproto.sourceforge.net/
* media-gfx/icoutils : A set of programs for extracting and converting
images in Microsoft Windows icon and cursor files (.ico, .cur).
http://www.student.lu.se/~nbi98oli
* media-gfx/pfaedit : postscript font editor and converter
http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/
* net-analyzer/nagios-core : Nagios 1.0 core - Host and service monitor
cgi, docs etc... http://www.nagios.org/
* net-analyzer/nagios-imagepack : Nagios imagepacks - Icons and pictures
for Nagios http://www.nagios.org
* net-mail/sylpheed-claws : Bleeding edge version of Sylpheed
http://sylpheed-claws.sf.net
* net-misc/arpd : ARP reply daemon enables a single host to claim all
unassigned addresses on a LAN for network monitoring or simulation
http://www.citi.umich.edu/u/provos/honeyd/
* net-www/adzapper : redirector for squid that intercepts advertising,
page counters and some web bugs http://adzapper.sourceforge.net/
* net-www/squirm : A redirector for Squid http://squirm.foote.com.au
* sys-devel/cc-config : Utility to change the gcc compiler being used.
http://www.gentoo.org/
* sys-libs/lrmi : LRMI is a library for calling real mode BIOS routines
under Linux. http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lrmi/
Updates to notable packages
---------------------------
* sys-apps/portage - portage-2.0.46-r6.ebuild; portage-2.0.46-r8.ebuild;
portage-2.0.46-r9.ebuild;
* x11-base/xfree - xfree-4.2.99.3-r2.ebuild;
* sys-kernel/* - ac-sources-2.4.21_pre3-r2.ebuild;
ac-sources-2.4.21_pre3-r3.ebuild; ac-sources-2.4.21_pre3-r4.ebuild;
alpha-sources-2.4.20-r2.ebuild; development-sources-2.5.55.ebuild;
development-sources-2.5.56.ebuild; development-sources-2.5.57.ebuild;
development-sources-2.5.58.ebuild; gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r1.ebuild;
gs-sources-2.4.21_pre3.ebuild; lolo-sources-2.4.20.1.ebuild;
lolo-sources-2.4.20.1_rc3.ebuild; sparc-sources-2.4.20-r2.ebuild;
xfs-sources-2.4.20_pre4.ebuild; xfs-sources-2.4.20_pre5.ebuild;
* dev-php/php - php-4.3.0-r2.ebuild;
* sys-devel/perl - perl-5.8.0-r9.ebuild;
* app-admin/gentoolkit - gentoolkit-0.1.17-r9.ebuild;
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6. Bugzilla
===========
Summary
-------
* Statistics
* Closed Bug Ranking
* New Bug Rankings
Statistics
----------
The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[35]) to record and
track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the
development team. In the last 7 days, activity on the site has resulted
in:
* 265 new bugs this week
* 1382 total bugs currently marked 'new'
* 548 total bugs curently assigned to developers
* 54 bugs that were previously closed have been reopened.
There are currently 1984 bugs open in bugzilla. Of these: 36 are labelled
'blocker', 72 are labelled 'critical', and 120 are labelled 'major'.
35. http://bugs.gentoo.org
The current list of developers' open bugs may be found at the Gentoo Bug
Count Report[36].
36.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/reports.cgi?product=-All-&output=most_doomed&links=1
&banner=1&quip=0
Closed Bug Rankings
-------------------
The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs this week are:
* The Gnome Team[37], with 13 closed bugs[38]
* Martin Schlemmer[39], with 13 closed bugs[40]
* John P. Davis[41], with 12 closed bugs[42]
* Mike Frysinger[43], with 10 closed bugs[44]
* Michael Cummings[45], with 8 closed bugs[46]
37. mailto://gnome@gentoo.org
38.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_s
tatus=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=TEST-REQUEST&emailassigned_to1=1&e
mailtype1=exact&email1=gnome%40gentoo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=20
03-01-10
39. mailto://azarah@gentoo.org
40.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_s
tatus=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=TEST-REQUEST&emailassigned_to1=1&e
mailtype1=exact&email1=azarah%40gentoo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2
003-01-10
41. mailto://zhen@gentoo.org
42.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_s
tatus=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=TEST-REQUEST&emailassigned_to1=1&e
mailtype1=exact&email1=zhen%40gentoo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=200
3-01-10
43. mailto://vapier@gentoo.org
44.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_s
tatus=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=TEST-REQUEST&emailassigned_to1=1&e
mailtype1=exact&email1=vapier%40gentoo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2
003-01-10
45. mailto://mcummings@gentoo.org
46.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_s
tatus=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=TEST-REQUEST&emailassigned_to1=1&e
mailtype1=exact&email1=mcummings%40gentoo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfro
m=2003-01-10
New Bug Rankings
----------------
The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs this
week are:
* Michael Cummings[47], with 25 new bugs[48]
* Daniel Robbins[49], with 12 new bugs[50]
* Martin Schlemmer[51], with 11 new bugs[52]
* The Gnome Team[53], with 9 new bugs[54]
47. mailto://mcummings@gentoo.org
48.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
tatus=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=mcummings%40gent
oo.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2003-01-10
49. mailto://drobbins@gentoo.org
50.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
tatus=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=drobbins%40gento
o.org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2003-01-10
51. mailto://azarah@gentoo.org
52.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
tatus=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=azarah%40gentoo.
org&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2003-01-10
53. mailto://gnome@gentoo.org
54.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
tatus=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=gnome%40gentoo.o
rg&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2003-01-10
==================
7. Tips and Tricks
==================
Using GnuPG to digitally sign emails
GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is an open source version of the commercial
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software for creating digital signatures. This
weeks Tips and Tricks will cover the creation of a key, exporting your key
to a public keyserver, and finally adding your digital signature to email.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Code Listing 7.1: |
|Installing GnuPG |
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| |
|# emerge gnupg |
| |
|//Create the .gnupg directory |
|# mkdir $HOME/.gnupg |
| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Code Listing 7.2: |
|Creating a new key |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
|# gpg --gen-key |
|gpg (GnuPG) 1.2.1; Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
|This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. |
|This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it |
|under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details. |
| |
|Please select what kind of key you want: |
| (1) DSA and ElGamal (default) |
| (2) DSA (sign only) |
| (5) RSA (sign only) |
|Your selection? 1 |
| |
|About to generate a new ELG-E keypair. |
| minimum keysize is 768 bits |
| default keysize is 1024 bits |
| highest suggested keysize is 2048 bits |
|What keysize do you want? (1024) 1024 |
| |
|Please specify how long the key should be valid. |
| 0 = key does not expire |
| <n> = key expires in n days |
| <n>w = key expires in n weeks |
| <n>m = key expires in n months |
| <n>y = key expires in n years |
|Key is valid for? (0) 0 |
|Key does not expire at all |
|Is this correct (y/n)? y |
| |
|You need a User-ID to identify your key; the software constructs the user|
|id from Real Name, Comment and Email Address in this form: |
| "Heinrich Heine (Der Dichter) <heinrichh@duesseldorf.de>" |
| |
|Real name: John Doe |
|Email address: john.doe@example.com |
|Comment: |
| |
|You selected this USER-ID: |
| "John Doe <john.doe@example.com>" |
| |
|Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o |
|You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key. |
| |
|//Make sure you pick a good password and DON'T FORGET IT |
|Enter passphrase: secret |
|Repeat passphrase: secret |
| |
|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: /home/johndoe/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created |
|public and secret key created and signed. |
|key marked as ultimately trusted. |
| |
|//The eight character string is your Key ID (in this case, A268D066) |
|pub 1024D/A268D066 2003-01-17 John Doe <john.doe@example.com> |
| Key fingerprint = D435 4979 610B 0BAB F107 64F8 FAF5 94E0 A268 D066|
|sub 1024g/AB3B30AF 2003-01-17 |
| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now that your key has been made, it needs to be exported to a public
keyserver. While this is not required, it's the easiest way for others to
get your public key information and verify your information. To send your
key, you'll first need to know your Key ID.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Code Listing 7.3: |
|Finding your Key ID |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
|//Your Key ID is the eight character string after 1024D/ |
|# gpg --list-keys |
|/home/johndoe/.gnupg/pubring.gpg |
|------------------------------- |
|pub 1024D/A268D066 2003-01-17 John Doe <john.doe@example.com> |
|sub 1024g/AB3B30AF 2003-01-17 |
| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now you can export your key.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Code Listing 7.4: |
|Export your key to a public keyserver |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
|# gpg --send-keys --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net A268D066 |
|gpg: success sending to `wwwkeys.pgp.net' (status=200) |
| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now that your key has been created and published, you can start using it
to sign emails. You'll need to remember your Key ID for this step. If you
don't remember it, see the above code listing (Finding your Key ID).
Use the following steps to set up encryption in Evolution:
* Click on Tools->Settings.
* Select the Mail Accounts button and the account that will be using the
key.
* Click Edit and then the Security tab. Enter your Key ID in the field
entitled PGP/GPG Key ID.
* Click OK. Now when you compose a message, select Security->PGP Sign to
add your digital signature to your email.
To set up encryption in Mutt, add the following options to your
$HOME/.muttrc file.
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| Code Listing 7.5: |
|GPG settings in ~/.muttrc |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| |
|set pgp_decode_command="gpg %?p?--passphrase-fd 0? \ |
| --no-verbose --batch --output - %f" |
|set pgp_verify_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --output \ |
| - --verify %s %f" |
|set pgp_decrypt_command="gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --no-verbose \ |
| --batch --output - %f" |
|set pgp_sign_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --output \ |
| - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --textmode %?a?-u %a? %f" |
|set pgp_clearsign_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --output - \ |
| --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --textmode --clearsign %?a?-u %a? %f" |
| |
|//Insert your Key ID after the --encrypt-to option prefixed by 0x |
|set pgp_encrypt_only_command="gpg --batch --quiet --no-verbose \ |
| --output - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust \ |
| --encrypt-to 0x<your key ID> -- -r %r -- %f" |
|set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --batch --quiet \ |
| --no-verbose --textmode --output - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? \ |
| --armor --always-trust --encrypt-to 0x<your key ID> -- -r %r -- %f" |
|set pgp_import_command="gpg --no-verbose --import -v %f" |
|set pgp_export_command="gpg --no-verbose --export --armor %r" |
|set pgp_verify_key_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --fingerprint \ |
| --check-sigs %r" |
|set pgp_list_pubring_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --with-colons \ |
| --list-keys %r" |
|set pgp_list_secring_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --with-colons |
| --list-secret-keys %r" |
|set pgp_autosign=yes |
|set pgp_sign_as=0x<your key ID> |
|set pgp_replyencrypt=yes |
|set pgp_timeout=1800 |
|set pgp_good_sign="^gpg: Good signature from" |
| |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
When you compose a message, press p to sign or encrypt. To only sign your
email, select s. Then you can send your message and it will be signed with
your digital signature.
The above tips will help you get up and running with gpg, but it is not by
any means a complete guide. You should also read GnuPG's excellent
documentation[55] section to learn more about important concepts like key
revocation, key signing and webs of trust.
55. http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/index.html
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* Alain Penders (RexOrient) -- Subversion and nforce2 kernel hacking
Changes
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* none this week
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