How to install Truecrypt?

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I have recently downloaded truecrypt from www.truecrypt.org and got a .tar.gz file. I am completely new to ubuntu and dont know how to install it.Please help and give extra details.

For a more in depth look at installing and running truecrypt, see http://askubuntu.com/questions/166199/ — , Oct 22 '12 at 13:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '12 at 06:44

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Truecrypt comes with a compressed installer script. Just extract the .tar.gz file and go to the folder and click on the "truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x86" file. It will ask you for your administrator password and after entering it it will install truecrypt.

answered Apr 22 '12 at 06:44

sayantankhan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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For Ubuntu 12.04, you might also take a look at the solution in this answer:

How to install truecrypt via apt-get (question: I can't install Truecrypt on Ubuntu 12.04)

It is no official repository, but at least it allows you to use the apt-get package

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

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answered Jul 24 '13 at 12:24

Philipp Claßen

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How to install Truecrypt?

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