Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0e, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Correct most of the security vulnerabilities reported by the Open Crypto Audit Project.
• Correct security issues detected by Static Code Analysis.
• Correct issue of unresponsiveness when changing password/key file of a volume. Reduce overall time taken for creating encrypted volume/partition.
• Minor fixes (look at git history for more details).

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0e on the most popular Linux systems, including: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Peppermint, Elementary OS, Linux Lite, Deepin, Debian, Kwheezy, Crunchbang, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux and Manjaro systems.

Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0e on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt 1.0e/veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "VeraCrypt 1.0e/veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0e-setup-console-x86

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0e on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt 1.0e/veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0e-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0e-setup-console-x64

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

Share and Enjoy

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-1, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Add support for old TrueCrypt 6.0.
• Change naming of cascades algorithms in GUI for a better description.
• Make cancel button of the preference dialog working.
• Solve impossibility to enter a one digit size for the volume.
• Add wait dialog to the benchmark calculation.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-1 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

Because it is available via PPA, installing VeraCrypt 1.0f-1 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

Share and Enjoy

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-2, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Mounting speed improvement, up to 20% quicker on 64-bit.
• Add option to set default hash/TrueCryptMode used for mounting volumes.
• Use TrueCryptMode/Hash specified in command line in password dialog.
• Solve preferences dialog not closing when clicking on the ‘X’ icon.
• Solve read-only issue when mounting non-FAT volumes in some cases.
• Support opening/exploring mounted volumes on desktops other than Gnome/KDE.
• Solve various installer issues when running on less common configurations
• Other minor fixes.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

Because it is available via PPA, installing VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

Share and Enjoy

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-2, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Mounting speed improvement, up to 20% quicker on 64-bit.
• Add option to set default hash/TrueCryptMode used for mounting volumes.
• Use TrueCryptMode/Hash specified in command line in password dialog.
• Solve preferences dialog not closing when clicking on the ‘X’ icon.
• Solve read-only issue when mounting non-FAT volumes in some cases.
• Support opening/exploring mounted volumes on desktops other than Gnome/KDE.
• Solve various installer issues when running on less common configurations
• Other minor fixes.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on the most popular Linux systems, including: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Peppermint, Elementary OS, Linux Lite, Deepin, Debian, Kwheezy, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux and Manjaro systems.

Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.0f-2/veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup-console-x86

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.0f-2/veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0e-setup-console-x64

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

Share and Enjoy

As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.12, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Implement “Dynamic Mode” by supporting a Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM). See documentation for more information.
• Solve installer issue under KDE when xterm not available
• Fix warnings on about/LegalNotice dialogs when wxWidgets linked dynamically (N/A for official binary)
• Support hash names with ‘-‘ in command line (sha-256, sha-512 and ripemd-160)
• Remove “–current-hash” switch and add “–new-hash” to be more coherent with existing switches.
• When only keyfile specified in command line, don’t try to mount using empty password : If mounting using empty password is needed, explicitly specify so using: -p “”

Installation instructions:

Up to date packages are available via some third party PPA, so installing the software on Ubuntu systems is easy. Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint 6, Peppermint 5, LXLE 14.04 and Linux Lite 2.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

Share and Enjoy

As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.12, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Implement “Dynamic Mode” by supporting a Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM). See documentation for more information.
• Solve installer issue under KDE when xterm not available
• Fix warnings on about/LegalNotice dialogs when wxWidgets linked dynamically (N/A for official binary)
• Support hash names with ‘-‘ in command line (sha-256, sha-512 and ripemd-160)
• Remove “–current-hash” switch and add “–new-hash” to be more coherent with existing switches.
• When only keyfile specified in command line, don’t try to mount using empty password : If mounting using empty password is needed, explicitly specify so using: -p “”

Installation instructions:

The latest versions of VeraCrypt are available as pre-compiled libraries via the sourceforge, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract  it and run the installation scrypt.

The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.

How to install VeraCrypt on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.12/veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.12-setup-console-x86

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

How to install VeraCrypt on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.12/veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.12-setup-console-x64

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

Share and Enjoy

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-1, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Add support for old TrueCrypt 6.0.
• Change naming of cascades algorithms in GUI for a better description.
• Make cancel button of the preference dialog working.
• Solve impossibility to enter a one digit size for the volume.
• Add wait dialog to the benchmark calculation.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-1 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

Because it is available via PPA, installing VeraCrypt 1.0f-1 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

The post How To Install VeraCrypt 1.0f-1 On Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 And Derivative Systems first appeared on LinuxG.net.

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-2, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Mounting speed improvement, up to 20% quicker on 64-bit.
• Add option to set default hash/TrueCryptMode used for mounting volumes.
• Use TrueCryptMode/Hash specified in command line in password dialog.
• Solve preferences dialog not closing when clicking on the ‘X’ icon.
• Solve read-only issue when mounting non-FAT volumes in some cases.
• Support opening/exploring mounted volumes on desktops other than Gnome/KDE.
• Solve various installer issues when running on less common configurations
• Other minor fixes.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

Because it is available via PPA, installing VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

The post How To Install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 On Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 And Derivative Systems first appeared on LinuxG.net.

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.0f-2, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Mounting speed improvement, up to 20% quicker on 64-bit.
• Add option to set default hash/TrueCryptMode used for mounting volumes.
• Use TrueCryptMode/Hash specified in command line in password dialog.
• Solve preferences dialog not closing when clicking on the ‘X’ icon.
• Solve read-only issue when mounting non-FAT volumes in some cases.
• Support opening/exploring mounted volumes on desktops other than Gnome/KDE.
• Solve various installer issues when running on less common configurations
• Other minor fixes.

In this article I will show you how to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on the most popular Linux systems, including: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Peppermint, Elementary OS, Linux Lite, Deepin, Debian, Kwheezy, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux and Manjaro systems.

Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.0f-2/veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup-console-x86

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

How to install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.0f-2/veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.0f-2-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.0e-setup-console-x64

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

The post How To Install VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 On The Most Popular Linux Systems first appeared on LinuxG.net.

As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

VeraCrypt has the entire functionality of TrueCrypt, but it also adds security enhancements, allowing the users to encrypt containers on hard drives and even partitions and hard drives.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.12, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Implement “Dynamic Mode” by supporting a Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM). See documentation for more information.
• Solve installer issue under KDE when xterm not available
• Fix warnings on about/LegalNotice dialogs when wxWidgets linked dynamically (N/A for official binary)
• Support hash names with ‘-‘ in command line (sha-256, sha-512 and ripemd-160)
• Remove “–current-hash” switch and add “–new-hash” to be more coherent with existing switches.
• When only keyfile specified in command line, don’t try to mount using empty password : If mounting using empty password is needed, explicitly specify so using: -p “”

Installation instructions:

Up to date packages are available via some third party PPA, so installing the software on Ubuntu systems is easy. Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the veracrypt package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

Optional, to remove veracrypt, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint 6, Peppermint 5, LXLE 14.04 and Linux Lite 2.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

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As you may know, the development of TrueCrypt has been dropped, but a bunch of developers have adopted the project and decided to continue the work on the TrueCrypt’s source code. Two worth mentioning TrueCrypt forks are CipherShed (installation instructions) and VeraCrypt.

The latest version available is VeraCrypt 1.12, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:

• Implement “Dynamic Mode” by supporting a Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM). See documentation for more information.
• Solve installer issue under KDE when xterm not available
• Fix warnings on about/LegalNotice dialogs when wxWidgets linked dynamically (N/A for official binary)
• Support hash names with ‘-‘ in command line (sha-256, sha-512 and ripemd-160)
• Remove “–current-hash” switch and add “–new-hash” to be more coherent with existing switches.
• When only keyfile specified in command line, don’t try to mount using empty password : If mounting using empty password is needed, explicitly specify so using: -p “”

Installation instructions:

The latest versions of VeraCrypt are available as pre-compiled libraries via the sourceforge, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract  it and run the installation scrypt.

The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.

How to install VeraCrypt on 32 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.12/veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.12-setup-console-x86

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

How to install VeraCrypt on 64 bit Linux systems:

$ mkdir veracrypt
$ cd veracrypt
$ wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%201.12/veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ tar -xjvf "veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2"
$ rm veracrypt-1.12-setup.tar.bz2
$ ./veracrypt-1.12-setup-console-x64

Next press 1 to install VeraCrypt, hit enter to open license, press q to exit from it, type yes to access the license policy and hit Enter to finalize the installation process.

To start the software, open a terminal, type /usr/bin/veracrypt and hit Enter.

Usage instructions:

Create a new volume:

$ veracrypt -t -c

Mount a volume:

$ veracrypt volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Mount a volume as read-only, using keyfiles:

$ veracrypt -m ro -k keyfile1,keyfile2 volume.tc

Mount a volume without mounting its filesystem:

$ veracrypt --filesystem=none volume.tc

Mount a volume prompting only for its password:

$ veracrypt -t -k "" --protect-hidden=no volume.hc /media/veracrypt1

Dismount a volume:

$ veracrypt -d volume.tc

Dismount all mounted volumes:

$ veracrypt -d

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