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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ GnuPG - The GNU Privacy Guard ------------------------------- - Version 1.4.5 + Version 1.4.6 Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -748,17 +748,18 @@ and BZ2) are universal. - GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 1.9 + GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2.0 ----------------------- - GnuPG 1.4 is the stable version of GnuPG; GnuPG 1.9 is the - development branch. However, large parts of GnuPG 1.9 are also - considered to be stable and useful. In particular the tools - "gpg-agent" (private key operations and passphrase caching) and - "gpgsm" (S/MIME cousin of "gpg") are considered stable. Both - packages (1.4.x and 1.9.x) may be installed at the same time and - it is actually suggested to do this if you need S/MIME support or - want to make use of gpg-agent. + GnuPG 2.0 is a newer version of GnuPG with additional support for + S/MIME. It has a different design philosophy that splits + functionality up into several modules. Both versions may be + installed simultaneously without any conflict (gpg is called gpg2 + in GnuPG 2). In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG 1.4 is able to + make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG 2 and allows for + seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnupG 1.4 is its + smaller size and no dependency on other modules at run and build + time. How to Get More Information |