os 12.1 - with tbird & enigmail, gpg2 : do i need the lib-assuan-stuff too?

good day dear opensuse friends…

my setup

opensuse 12-1 on a medion notebook. [see below]

i want to install tbird with enigmail and so on… i have done the installation with yast:

tbird
enigmail
via yast installed

gpg also via yast added

i ceated a mail account in t bird and wanted to start workin with tbird.

then i got the follwoing message:

the GPG-Agent-Aapplication for your GnuPG-Version 2.0.18 could not get startet…

what does that mean-

do i need to have more things - the lib assuan-things. or should i add / offer some keys?
do i need to proceed with

a. kgp
b. oenPGP - which is a application of the enigmail

at which stage should i bring the keys that i have stored on a usb-stick into play…

love to hear from you - i am allmost lost with that enigmail stuff-

by the way

this might be of interest:


asswort: 
linux-wyee:~ # LANG=en_US.UTF-8 gpgconf --check-programs
gpg:GPG for OpenPGP:/usr/bin/gpg2:1:1:
gpg-agent:GPG Agent:/usr/bin/gpg-agent:1:1:
scdaemon:Smartcard Daemon:/usr/bin/scdaemon:1:1:
gpgsm:GPG for S/MIME:/usr/bin/gpgsm:1:1:::keybox `/root/.gnupg/pubring.kbx' created:
:::::::importing common certificates `/usr/share/gnupg/com-certs.pem':
:::::::total number processed%3a 15:
:::::::imported%3a 15:
dirmngr:Directory Manager:/usr/bin/dirmngr:1:1:
linux-wyee:~ #

what do you think

On 2012-01-28 16:26, dilbertone wrote:

> tbird
> enigmail
> via yast installed

Ok…

> gpg also via yast added
>
>
> i ceated a mail account in t bird and wanted to start workin with
> tbird.
>
> then i got the follwoing message:
>
> the GPG-Agent-Aapplication for your GnuPG-Version 2.0.18 could not get
> startet…

The agent should be started by the desktop, not TB, so at least you need to
logout and in. Also, I think you need to tell your desktop you want it. One
way would be to create your own key. Depending on your desktop there should
be some setting for it. I can’t try myself because I’m on 11.4. I also have
libassuan0, I don’t know if it is required. YaST should be tell you it is,
but there are errors.

> at which stage should i bring the keys that i have stored on a
> usb-stick into play…

Anytime.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

hello dear Carlos

a quick reply as i am heading for leavin the house - i come back later the day] #
thx for the answer - and all the hints!

i will dig deeper later the night and respond - reportin all the things i see.

greetings