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Gnupg mac install
Gnupg mac install




gnupg mac install
  1. #Gnupg mac install install#
  2. #Gnupg mac install update#
  3. #Gnupg mac install manual#

#Gnupg mac install install#

If the option is not greyed out in your installation, you should tick it.Īfter you checked all the components you want to install click 'Install' to proceed. You can also install Enigmail from within Thunderbird as is explained in another chapter. In the screen shot here it is greyed out as the installer wasn't able to identify my installation of Thunderbird. ' Enigmail' on the other hand is very important as it is the component that will enable Thunderbird to use PGP. Therefore you won't be needing 'GPGMail', as this enables PGP on Apple Mail, and you can uncheck it. You can click on each one of them to get a little bit of information on what is is, what it does and why you might need it.Īs said in the intro we advice against using Apple Mail in combination with PGP. Clicking 'Customize' will open this screen where you several options of programs and software to install. But stop pressing all the OK's and Agrees as soon as you come to the 'Installation Type' screen:Ħ. You will be guided by the program through the next steps like accepting the license agreement.

#Gnupg mac install manual#

Sadly it is beyond the scope op this manual to also take into account computers over five year old)

gnupg mac install

(Note, if you're Mac is bought before 2006 it will not have an intel processor required to run this software and the installation will fail. The program will check your computer to see if it can run on the computer. Open the installer by double-clicking on the icon.ĥ. Navigate to the folder where you normally store your downloads (Mostly the desktop or the downloads folder surprisingly) en double click the '.DMG' file to open the virtual disk containing the installer.Ĥ. Download the software by choosing 'Save File' and clicking 'OK' in the dialogue.ģ. We are using the latest version Firefox for this manual, so the screens might look a little bit different if you are using a different browser)Ģ. It will redirect you to another page on where you can actually download the software. You can get it by directing your browser to and clicking on the big blue disk with " Download GPGTools Installer" written under it. Downloading and installing the Softwareįor OSX there is a bundle available which will install everything you need in one installation. So unless you really have no other option we advice you to switch to Mozilla Thunderbird as your default mail program if you want to use PGP.

#Gnupg mac install update#

But we do not recommend this because this option relies on a hack of the program which is neither open or supported by its developer and breaks with every update of the mail program. Note on OSX Mail: It is possible to use PGP with the build-in mail program of OSX.

gnupg mac install

This chapter covers the installation steps required to install GnuPG on Mac OSX.įor this chapter we assume you have the latest version of: It is necessary to install this software before being able to do any encryption. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is software which enables you to send PGP encrypted or signed emails.






Gnupg mac install