keybase / keybase/client

Installation process can't find gpg if it's in a non-standard place

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Description

When I log in, I get an error

There was an error provisioning
Unknown error: GPG is unavailable on this device.

This is and isn't true. gpg is on the machine, but not in a standard place (I have a couple of different versions installed, and none of them are in /usr/bin). It might be necessary to add a ‘where is gpg located?’ step to the login or first-install process.

my log id: b4895dd17b860cd3c0b01d1c

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Research direction

Start by tracing the login or first-install provisioning path that reports “GPG is unavailable,” using log id b4895dd17b860cd3c0b01d1c as context. Determine how GPG is located on the device and what the process currently considers a standard location. Done means installations with GPG outside /usr/bin can complete provisioning and still report a clear error when it is genuinely unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
security, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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