Hello,
After I didn't receive an answer on the Debian user list, please allow
me to also ask here:
Could someone explain for a raw beginner concerning the usage of PGP the difference between Kleopatra and Kgpg, what the typical work case is for
the one and the other, what important feature the one and the other is missing which the other would have?
Thanks a lot, Marco.
As far as I understand Kleopatra also manages certificates, but Kgpg
might have more functionality wrt GPG.
I don't expect any feature of Kgpg that is not doable with Kleopatra.
(..) Kleopatra (...) has a far bigger user community
and has active development. But on the other side you can use Kleopatra and Kgpg along side each other - as they are using the same data storage from GnuPG. So you can install both and use whatever matches for one operation the best for you.
Hi,
As far as I understand Kleopatra also manages certificates, but Kgpg
might have more functionality wrt GPG.
Kleopatra is a full feature GPG frontend ( including X.509/SMIME support). It has a lot users, as it is the key management software, the is shipped within gpg4win [0]. It has features like smart card management... g10code (the company around GnuPG) also pays to develop Kleopatra.
Kgpg nowaday shares a lot libraries with kleopatra, that made Kgpg better and less broken;) Kgpg is a simple application, where you can do only simple operations with only GPG keys. I don't expect any feature of Kgpg that is not doable with Kleopatra. Additionally there is no real active development going on (nearly 100% is only cleanup - no new features, a few bug fixes)... https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kgpg/activity
in contrast to:
https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kgpg/activity
I would encourage you to use Kleopatra as it has a far bigger user community and has active development. But on the other side you can use Kleopatra and Kgpg along side each other - as they are using the same data storage from GnuPG. So you can install both and use whatever matches for one operation the best for you.
Regards,
sandro
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