upgrading v1 to v2

[Robert J. Hansen]

> Ubuntu 14.04 with gnupg 1.4.16 installed from Ubuntu repository.
> Enigmail says it is about time I upgraded to gnupg v2.
> Ubuntu Software Centre says I have the latest version.

Open up a terminal window.

"sudo apt-get install gnupg2"

Bang, done.  Ubuntu isn't lying to you -- you have the most recent
version of GnuPG *1*.  GnuPG version *2* is a separate package.