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LinuxNewbie.org: Getting and Installing Command Line PGP

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 23, 2000

[ Thanks to Sensei for this link.
]

“The following is a description of how I got a Linux version
of the PGP encryption program, how I installed it, and a few
observations about quirks in the program.
The Linux version of
PGP that I got is PGPcmdfw_6.5.2_Linux.i386.rpm and it offers the
options of 1024 or 2048 bit encryption. The 2048 bit option is
compatible with people using PGP 2.6.2 with an extra command that
will be noted later in REMARKS and QUIRKS.”

“Plan ahead and decide in which directory you want to download
the program. Just for grins I used the mkdir command in an
xterminal and made a directory called siva after the Hundu god of
destruction and creation.

Use a browser to go find a good place to get the program. I used
Google and typed “pgp|linux” and soon found my way to an MIT site
and found the Linux version to download to my directory called
siva. The file that downloaded was PGPcmdln_6.5.2_Lnx.FW.rpm.tar.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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