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[Sándor Bognár <mp+453576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sándor Bognár has proposed merging lp:~sanyasandor/ubuntu-packaging-guide/gpg-and-thunderbird into lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.

Commit message:
Updates to cover gpg and Thunderbird version changes

Requested reviews:
  Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team (ubuntu-packaging-guide-team)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~sanyasandor/ubuntu-packaging-guide/gpg-and-thunderbird/+merge/453576

Current description only valid for older gpg versions and Thunderbird. Recent gpg versions require other parameter, otherwise the following instructions in the guide  do not fit. Recent Thunderbird do not need plugin anymore. 
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=== modified file 'ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst'
--- ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst	2017-12-19 16:08:45 +0000
+++ ubuntu-packaging-guide/getting-set-up.rst	2023-10-13 18:51:54 +0000
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 
     $ gpg --gen-key
 
+If you have gpg version >= 2.1.17, run::
+
+    $ gpg --full-generate-key
+
 GPG will first ask you which kind of key you want to generate. Choosing the
 default (RSA and DSA) is fine. Next it will ask you about the keysize. The
 default (currently 2048) is fine, but 4096 is more secure. Afterwards, it will
@@ -224,9 +228,9 @@
 password, then click the link to confirm that the key is yours.`
 
 Launchpad encrypts the email, using your public key, so that it can be sure
-that the key is yours. If you are using Thunderbird, the default Ubuntu email
+that the key is yours. If you are using Thunderbird (version < 78), the default Ubuntu email
 client, you can install the `Enigmail plugin <Enigmail_>`_
-to easily decrypt the message.
+to easily decrypt the message. Beginning with version 78, Thunderbird has built-in support for OpenPGP.
 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.