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Last active March 30, 2025 10:58
GPG signing with full gpg-agent support in WSL2: the easy way

Problem statement

Signing with GPG in Windows System for Linux (WSL2) does not work smoothly out of the box. Notably, when using a TTY-based pinentry, signing in Visual Studio Code does not work at all.

Solution

  1. Install Gpg4Win: winget install -e GnuPG.Gpg4win or download and install manually
  2. Start Kleopatra and generate or import keys
  3. Insert links to gpg.exe inside of WSL: