Ubuntu
seahorse package

pgp key generation window not present

Bug #1278381 reported by itzeme
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seahorse (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
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Bug Description

In the current version (today) of ubuntu 14.04:

seahorse does not show a key generation window when creating a new pgp key, therefore giving no feedback at all about key generation.

There also should be a process indicator showing how much of the can has been generated, as it takes several minutes leving unexperienced users to think it might have crased.

seahorse version 3.10.2
gpg version 1.4.15

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Changed in seahorse (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
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A. Eibach (andi3) wrote :

Didn't generate anything at all here.

I've tried to follow https://launchpad.net/+help-registry/openpgp-keys.html exactly as written, but it does not work.

-Step 2 Select File > New, select PGP Key and then follow the on-screen instructions.

-Now you'll see your new key listed in the Passwords and Encryption Keys tool.

No. Nothing is listed. All I can see is a window flashing up for 1/10 of a second on the upper left of the screen. But there is no key shown at all.

Back to console and GnuPG. This tool is unusable for PGP keys as it is now.

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A. Eibach (andi3) wrote :

WAIT A MINUTE...

I think now I know why there are so many bug reports. Ubuntu (even Unified) uses a version that is roughly 4 years old!

https://git.gnome.org/browse/seahorse/tree/NEWS

They're currently at 3.12.2, and I can read heaps of fixes.
I'll look around, maybe I can find a PPA to get rid of this totally outdated version. My, my ...

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A. Eibach (andi3) wrote :

YES!!!

3.12.0-1ubuntu1~trusty1 works SUPERB!

Please add this to the official repository ASAP.

3.12 can be fetched by adding PPA here https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3-staging

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keldo (keldo) wrote :

I am facing this issue on a stock Ubuntu 14.10 x86_64 installation. It has Seahorse 3.12.2 installed.

Can anyone confirm?

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Rhys Oxby (rhys-oxby) wrote :

I am facing this issue on a brand new 16.04 installation.

seahorse 3.18.0
GNUPG: /usr/bin/gpg2 (2.0.28)

This seems to happen with every version of Ubuntu.

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Robert Carter (monkeyspanner) wrote :

I too am facing this very issue, started today, any suggested solutions out there?

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Chugajstyr (chugajstyr) wrote :

Confirm this issue in Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena" (Ubuntu 16.04 based).

Seahorse 3.18
Gnupg2 2.1.11

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