# Install gpa with Homebrew, Nix, apt, zypper Graphical user interface for the GnuPG. Version 0.11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gpa ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gpa ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gpa ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gp/gpa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gpa ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gpa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gpa ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gpa from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gpa - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.11.1 - **Source summary:** Graphical user interface for the GnuPG - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T23:10:47-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gpa (cli) - gpa (alias) ## Dependencies - at-spi2-core - cairo - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gpgme - gtk+3 - harfbuzz - libassuan - libgpg-error - pango ## Build dependencies - desktop-file-utils - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.11.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpa/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GPA, the GNU Privacy Assistant, is a GTK graphical frontend for GnuPG. It provides key management plus encryption, decryption, signing, and signature verification for users who prefer a desktop interface over direct `gpg` command-line use. ### Project history The GPA repository history was initialized from CVS in February 2000, and the repository records early 2000 work on UI design, GPAPA integration, and version 0.1.0. The README credits early copyright ownership to G-N-U GmbH, Miguel Coca, and g10 Code GmbH, and notes use of fragments from JNLIB, GPGME, and WinPT. GnuPG project pages describe GPA as a graphical user interface for GnuPG using GTK+. Werner Koch described it on the GnuPG users list in 2010 as the first GUI frontend for GPG, which matches its place in the GnuPG desktop tooling family. ### Adoption history GPA followed the evolution of GnuPG itself: releases in the 0.9 series added support for GnuPG 2.1 era features such as ECC, keyserver operations, and TOFU information, while later 0.10 and 0.11 releases improved diagnostics, Web Key Directory lookup behavior, and GTK 3 support. ### How it is used GPA is used for OpenPGP and S/MIME-oriented desktop workflows: managing private and public keys, encrypting and decrypting files, signing data, verifying signatures, and calling into GnuPG through GPGME rather than reimplementing cryptography. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about GPA because it sits at the intersection of GUI toolkit churn, GnuPG/GPGME ABI compatibility, and desktop security UX. It is optional software in the GnuPG download family, but it depends on the same trust, keyring, and protocol stack that distributions already package for command-line GnuPG. ### Timeline - 2000: CVS-derived repository history begins and version 0.1.0 appears in the commit history. - 2010: Werner Koch describes GPA as the first GUI frontend for GPG on the GnuPG users list. - 2014: GPA 0.9.5 adds ECC awareness and UI-server startup behavior. - 2016: GPA 0.9.10 adds basic TOFU information and several key-management fixes. - 2018: GPA 0.10.0 adds diagnostic details, Web Key Directory lookup behavior, and key-manager improvements. - 2024: GPA 0.11.0 ports the application to GTK 3. - 2026: GPA 0.11.1 fixes GPGME 2.x build compatibility and a marshaling crash. ### Related projects - GnuPG provides the cryptographic backend and command-line tools. - GPGME is the library layer GPA uses to access GnuPG functionality. - Pinentry, Scute, and other GnuPG frontends and tools occupy adjacent roles in the GnuPG software family. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gpa - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gpa: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gp/gpa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gpa - 0.10.0-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gpa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU Privacy Assistant (GPA) | https://gnupg.org/software/gpa/index.html - zypper - gpa - 0.11.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gpa from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | GNU Privacy Assistant | https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpa/index.html - zypper - gpa-lang - 0.11.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gpa-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package gpa | https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpa/index.html ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gpgme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpgme/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtk+3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [harfbuzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/harfbuzz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [desktop-file-utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/desktop-file-utils/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gpg-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpg-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, key-management, openpgp. - [gnupg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnupg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, key-management, openpgp, security. - [hopenpgp-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hopenpgp-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, key-management, openpgp, security. - [paperkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/paperkey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, openpgp, security. - [sequoia-chameleon-gnupg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sequoia-chameleon-gnupg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, openpgp, security. - [gnupg-pkcs11-scd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, security. - [pgpdump](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgpdump/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, openpgp, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gpa.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gpa.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph