installing truecrypt

[uo4]

how can i install truecrypt on my ubuntu. I dont get it i did searches but the instructions are very unclear for a novice

[aysiu]

Step 1
Go to the TrueCrypt download page (http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads) and scroll down until you get to the part where you select your Linux distribution and hardware platform.

Step 2
From the dropdown menu, select Ubuntu - x86 .deb (unless you're absolutely sure you install 64-bit Ubuntu, in which case you should get the x64 one).

Step 3
Click Download

Step 4
Right-click on truecrypt-6.3a-ubuntu-x86.tar.gz and select Extract here

Step 5
Double-click truecrypt-6.3a-setup-ubuntu-x86

Step 6
Select Run

Step 7
Select Install TrueCrypt and accept the license agreement

Step 8
This should launch GDebi (also called Package Installer). Click Install Package

Now if you go to Applications > Other > TrueCrypt, it should be in the menu.

[uo4]

thanks for taking the time to help me out

[zozza]

I agree - most helpful.

I am also wondering if there is a CLI command that would have extracted the .deb file without needing the file browser?

I use tar, then file browser, then I can use dpkg after copying the executable from /tmp to ~.

But is there a way of using the CLI to obtain the .deb file?

Thanks.

[aysiu]

Unfortunately not. The untarred setup file appears to be a binary file. If it were a text script, I could just open it and see what it does to get the .deb file.

[zozza]

Is this a normal way to install programs?

Seems rather convoluted to me.

Why not just download a .deb file?

[aysiu]

Is this a normal way to install programs?

Seems rather convoluted to me.

Why not just download a .deb file?
No, it's not normal. It's specific to TrueCrypt. Normally you go through the repositories or just download and double-click a .deb file.

[johntkucz]

Step 1
Go to the TrueCrypt download page (http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads) and scroll down until you get to the part where you select your Linux distribution and hardware platform.

Step 2
From the dropdown menu, select Ubuntu - x86 .deb (unless you're absolutely sure you install 64-bit Ubuntu, in which case you should get the x64 one).

Step 3
Click Download

Step 4
Right-click on truecrypt-6.3a-ubuntu-x86.tar.gz and select Extract here

Step 5
Double-click truecrypt-6.3a-setup-ubuntu-x86

Step 6
Select Run

Step 7
Select Install TrueCrypt and accept the license agreement

Step 8
This should launch GDebi (also called Package Installer). Click Install Package

Now if you go to Applications > Other > TrueCrypt, it should be in the menu.


When I "run" the extracted package it wants to open it in a text editor and it is a shellscript. thanks.

[johntkucz]

nvm ./truecrypt-7a-setup-x86 in cli worked. I like cli more than gui at most times I am realizing!