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<p>'gpg2 -k' gives me the following error:</p>
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<p>$ gpg2 -k<br>
gpg: invalid item 'BZIP2' in preference string<br>
gpg: invalid default preferences<br>
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<p>But 'gpg -k' works fine. However, I to use gpg2 in my
Thunderbird-with-Enigmail email client because I've read in a few
places that <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/1/gpg2">gpg2 is
better for desktop purposes</a>. Also, Enigmail rejects gpg
because /usr/bin/gpg is 'out of date' (meaning it's not gpg2, I
think) and seems to REALLY want gpg2. <br>
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<p>The error message makes it sound like the problem is in my gpg2
configuration. I don't see any zip settings in .gnupg2/gpg.conf
nor do I see a 'preferences string'.</p>
<p> I'm not sure when this started happening because I've been going
without Enigmail for a while on this computer.</p>
<p>How can I correct the preference string?</p>
<p>Aaron<br>
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