solved What should be in my .GNUPG directory?

[busterrr3x]

QUESTION:  I downloaded the BUSTER image (19.11.6 / 5.4.8) .img. In my .GNUPG directory, there is only an empty 'private keys' directory. Is this supposed to be like this or should there be 2 'text' documents next to the 'private keys' directory?

 

One of my former buster downloads from a year ago or so, I know there were 2 simple text documents in the .gnupg directory. I am trying to learn how to send an encrypted message using gpg, but haven't been successful, yet. I was thinking that maybe there is a problem with my .gnupg directory and this is why I'm running into a snag with it.

 

Thank you. 

Edited September 28, 2020 by Werner
Add prefix

[busterrr3x]

In other words, when you download this image/iso, what is in your .GNUPG directory (if you wouldn't mind downloading it to see)? 

 

https://archive.armbian.com/orangepiplus2e/archive/Armbian_19.11.6_Orangepiplus2e_buster_current_5.4.8_desktop.7z

 

I have done it on my end. This is from the archived os'. I would check the checksum but I can't find them for these archives. 

 

Thanks. 

Edited September 27, 2020 by busterrr3x
add url

[busterrr3x]

Thanks anyway, I found the checksum and since the checksum was good, I will install and see what is in the .gnupg directory. I am surprised by what is in this install that I am writing from, as the private keys directory is completely empty. I know that after I make a keypair that they will exist there, but I thought there should be 2 plain text documents there also before making the keypair, so I was trying to make sure. 

 

HOW DO I MARK SOLVED?

[Werner]

10 hours ago, busterrr3x said:

HOW DO I MARK SOLVED?

I'll do that. The prefixes stuff is to be considered broken at the moment due to forums upgrade which happened two days ago. Need to figure out to work with the new situation