Gpg: Problem with the agent: No pinentry

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Problem

When trying to use gpg, I receive this error: 

gpg: problem with the agent: No pinentry

Solution

The problem is caused because I have specified use-agent in my ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf. This will startup a gpg-agent daemon when I enter my X session and this gpg-agent will store gpg passphrases. Gpg-agent uses a separate 'pinentry' program for safe entering of passphrases. Apparently this pinentry program isn't installed.

Search for available pinentry programs: 

sudo apt-cache search pinentry

Choose pinentry-gtk2 for Ubuntu (Gnome), pinentry-qt for Kubuntu (KDE) or pinentry-curses for console. Install the pinentry program: 

sudo apt-get install pinentry-gtk2

Environment

  • Ubuntu-7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

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