<p class="notes">This guide relies on software which is freely licensed; it's completely transparent and anyone can copy it or make their own version. This makes it safer from surveillance than proprietary software (like Windows). Learn more about free software at <a href="https://u.fsf.org/ys">fsf.org</a>.</p>
<p>Most GNU/Linux operating systems come with GnuPG installed on them, so you don't have to download it. Before configuring GnuPG though, you'll need a desktop email program installed on your computer. Most GNU/Linux distributions have a free software version of the Thunderbird email program available to install. This guide will work with them, in addition to Thunderbird itself. Email programs are another way to access the same email accounts you can access in a browser (like Gmail), but provide extra features.</p>
- <p>If you already have one of these, you can skip to <a href="#step-1b">Step 1.b</a>.</p>
+ <p>If you already have an email program, you can skip to <a href="#step-1b">Step 1.b</a>.</p>
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- <h3><em>Step 1.a</em> Setup your email program with your email account (if it isn't already)</h3>
+ <h3><em>Step 1.a</em> Setup your email program with your email account</h3>
<p>Open your email program and follow the wizard (step-by-step walkthrough) that sets it up with your email account.</p>
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<h3><em>Step 1.b</em> Install the Enigmail plugin for your email program</h3>
- <p>In your email program's menu, select Add-ons (it may be in the Tools section). Make sure Extensions is selected on the left. Do you see Enigmail? if so, skip this step.</p>
+ <p>In your email program's menu, select Add-ons (it may be in the Tools section). Make sure Extensions is selected on the left. Do you see Enigmail? If so, skip this step.</p>
<p>If not, search "Enigmail" with the search bar in the upper right. You can take it from here. Restart your email program when you're done.</p>
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<h3><em>Step 2.a</em> Make a keypair</h3>
- <p>The Enigmail Setup wizard may start automatically. If it doesn't, select Enigmail → Setup Wizard from you email program's menu. You don't need to read the text in the window that pops up unless you'd like to, but it's good to read the text on the later screens of the wizard. Click Next with the default options selected except in these instances:</p>
+ <p>The Enigmail Setup wizard may start automatically. If it doesn't, select Enigmail → Setup Wizard from your email program's menu. You don't need to read the text in the window that pops up unless you'd like to, but it's good to read the text on the later screens of the wizard. Click Next with the default options selected, except in these instances:</p>
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<li>On the second screen, titled "Encryption," select "Encrypt all of my messages by default, because privacy is critical to me."</li>
<li>On the third screen, titled "Signing," select "Don't sign my messages by default."</li>