Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04

By Randy Jensen | Aug 18, 2008
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TrueCrypt was finally made available for Linux with the release of version 5.1a. Here’s how to install it.

**Update**
I have been made aware by Onopoc in the comments section that this same tutorial will work with TrueCrypt 6.1a as well. Simply change the name of the file in the respective spots where the exact file name is used

Installing TrueCrypt

  1. Open a terminal window and type: ‘wget http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads/truecrypt-5.1a-ubuntu-x86.tar.gz’
    truecryptUbuntu1 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  2. Once that is done, type: ‘tar zxvf truecrypt-5.1a-ubuntu-x86.tar.gz’
    truecryptUbuntu2 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  3. Now go to ‘Places‘ –> ‘Home Folder‘ and look for a file called
    ‘truecrypt-5.1a-setup-ubuntu-x86‘ and double click on it
    truecryptUbuntu3 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  4. You should get a dialog box asking you what you want to do with it. Choose ‘Run in Terminal‘
    truecryptUbuntu4 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  5. You should now see another dialog box with the option to ‘Install TrueCrypt‘ at the bottom. Choose this.
    truecryptUbuntu5 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04

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