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Installing GnuPG on Unix-like Systems
If you don’t want to build your own GnuPG binary from
source, check the freeware and shareware download sites for
your operating system. Volunteers maintain GnuPG for com-
mercial operating systems such as AIX, Solaris, HP/UX, and
so on. These packages are usually built with the operating
system’s native packaging tools, and you should read the docu-
mentation carefully.
Open-source, Unix-like operating systems such as Linux
and BSD either include GnuPG out of the box or simplify
GnuPG installation. You should confirm that the version
of GnuPG included in your OS is recent, however, because ...