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[Damiön la Bagh <975026@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/getting-set-up.html

It's contains some errors: 
When generating the gpg --gen key the program gpg shows the format 
name (company) <email@xxxxxxxxxxx)> 
but the actual dialog is 
name: 
email: 
comment: 
Change N, E, C, Ok, Cancel: 

When confirming they gpg key from the e-mail sent it states: 
"If your email software does not support OpenPGP encryption, copy the encrypted email’s contents, type gpg in your terminal, then paste the email contents into your terminal window." 

This is incorrect. It should state. Copy the message from 
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- 
to 
-----END PGP MESSAGE----- 
to a new file with the extension gpg 

then on the command line type 
gpg filename.gpg 

this will then create a new file called 
filename 
which will contain the contents of the e-mail. 

if you paste the contents directly to the command line you just get a
ton of syntax errors.

** Affects: ubuntu-packaging-guide
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975026

Title:
  gpg keygen instructions are not clear

Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide:
  New

Bug description:
  http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/getting-set-up.html

  It's contains some errors: 
  When generating the gpg --gen key the program gpg shows the format 
  name (company) <email@xxxxxxxxxxx)> 
  but the actual dialog is 
  name: 
  email: 
  comment: 
  Change N, E, C, Ok, Cancel: 

  When confirming they gpg key from the e-mail sent it states: 
  "If your email software does not support OpenPGP encryption, copy the encrypted email’s contents, type gpg in your terminal, then paste the email contents into your terminal window." 

  This is incorrect. It should state. Copy the message from 
  -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- 
  to 
  -----END PGP MESSAGE----- 
  to a new file with the extension gpg 

  then on the command line type 
  gpg filename.gpg 

  this will then create a new file called 
  filename 
  which will contain the contents of the e-mail. 

  if you paste the contents directly to the command line you just get a
  ton of syntax errors.

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