gpa -0.7.0

[235u at comcast.net (eric)]

hi, i'm trying to install gpa (gnu privacy assistant) 0.7.0 on redhat
9.  what a pain in the ass!  has anybody else done this?  when i tried
to install gpa it said it needed gpgme, which said it needed
libgpg-error, which said it needed gpgsm (actually newpg, i think),
which of course needed libksba and libcrypt.  wow.  so i hunt all these
things down (why are they all not in one place in a noob proof rpm?)
proper version numbers and all, and two hours later i'm stuck at;

make[3]: Entering directory
`/home/eric/PGP/gpgme/gpgme-0.4.3/tests/gpgsm'
/usr/local/bin/gpgsm --homedir . --import ./cert_g10code_test1.der
/usr/local/bin/gpgsm: error while loading shared libraries:
libgcrypt.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
directory
make[3]: *** [pubring.kbx] Error 127
make[3]: Leaving directory
`/home/eric/PGP/gpgme/gpgme-0.4.3/tests/gpgsm'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/eric/PGP/gpgme/gpgme-0.4.3/tests'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/eric/PGP/gpgme/gpgme-0.4.3'
make: *** [all] Error 2

this during the gpgme install.  i thought everything was going cool, no
errors, then this.  is there an easy answer other than "use the command
line"?  i can use the command line but prefer a  snazy gui.  i'm
learning java, couldn't i whip up something to enter the commands for
me?  why all these libraries that don't seem to work together so well? 
is it not as easy to make a gui for gnupg as it seems?  if nobody has
used this it's no biggy, it can be considered a rant i guess.

thanks for any pointers.  eric.

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