Ubuntu
enigmail package

Installing enigmail doesn't install all the required packages,

Bug #974955 reported by Ciemon Dunville
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enigmail (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

This on a Xubuntu 11.10 installation
Thunderbird 11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 already installed and configured.
Installing enigmail 2:1.4-0ubuntu0.11.10.1

I'm new to using Thunderbird, and saw the Enigmail plugin whilst browsing the Ubuntu Software Centre. I installed Enigmail but got an error that gnupg-agent wasn't installed.

Installing gnupg-agent manually fixed the issue.

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Nick Harris (nj-harris) wrote :

So what is the bug, do you think that gnupg-agent should be preinstalled?

Changed in enigmail (Ubuntu):
status: New → Opinion
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Ciemon Dunville (ciemon) wrote :

Apologies Nick, not a full enough description.

Whilst enigmail installs just fine, it doesn't actually work due to its dependency on on gnupg-agent.

So installing enigmail should also install gnupg-agent if it isn't already.

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Nick Harris (nj-harris) wrote :

Thanks, I have set the status to confirmed so a developer will be notified to fix this bug. Thanks once again for reporting it.

Changed in enigmail (Ubuntu):
status: Opinion → Confirmed
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

This has been fixed in Debian, so we are now waiting for the latest to be merged -> bug 1392577

Changed in enigmail (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Mathew Hodson (mhodson) wrote :

This was fixed in enigmail 1.7.2

Changed in enigmail (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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