GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG

Re:GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG by JasonFruit on Saturday May 29, 2021 @10:14PM (#27330046)

I really don't get this attitude, though I think it must be valid, since I seem to be almost alone in disagreement. I use plain old GPG for a lot of purposes, and I don't find its command-line usage difficult at all. Key management, encryption, decryption, signing — all of these operations are pretty straightforward.

What specific tasks have you found difficult?

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Re:GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG by sneak on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:37PM (#27330394)

It's very hard to simply encrypt a file to a given pubkey (due to the key trust model) compared to, for example, something like age (where it's just `age -r $PUBKEY`). You also have to set GNUPGHOME somewhere and import the key first, you can't easily do it statelessly without tracking mud into the filesystem first.

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Re:GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG by yrro on Sunday May 30, 2021 @04:11AM (#27331533)

gpg has had a --recipient-file option for a while now... no need to import it.

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Re:GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG by KirillPanov on Sunday May 30, 2021 @02:13AM (#27330998)

I agree that age is a huge improvement over PGP, and the rightful heir to its throne.

However most people complaining about PGP's UI go on to explain that this is why you should use Telegram or WhatsApp. That line of reasoning is just bogus.

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Re:GPG-Tui, a Terminal User Interface for GnuPG by creamytaco on Sunday May 30, 2021 @09:11AM (#27332984)

Huge improvement? It doesn't even come close. It's yet another half-assed reimplementation of the easiest PGP features to reimplement. There is no web of trust, no smartcard support, not even signing.

Which is why age has gone nowhere, and pretty much everyone keeps using PGP.

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