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

By Randy Jensen | Aug 18, 2008

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
  6. You will now have to accept the TrupeCrypt agreement, so choose the appropriate button
    truecryptUbuntu6 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  7. You should now see the package installer. Click the ‘Install Package‘ button in the upper right
    truecryptUbuntu7 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  8. Wait for the package to install. It may hang for a bit, but just let it run. You will soon be presented with a new dialog box saying the installation was successful
    truecryptUbuntu8 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04

Running TrueCrypt

There are a couple of fairly easly ways to run TrueCrypt now that we have it installed.

The first way is to press ‘Alt + F2‘ and enter ‘truecrypt‘ in the text area. Then press ‘Run‘.
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The better way to do it is to create a launcher for it to make it easier for us in the future. Here’s how.

  1. Right click on the desktop and choose ‘Create Launcher‘
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  2. In the box that comes up, type ‘TrueCrypt‘ in the Name field and
    ‘truecrypt‘ in the Command field.
    truecryptUbuntu12 Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a & 6.1a On Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 or 9.04
  3. You should now see an icon similar to this on your desktop
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That’s it. All you have to do to run TrueCrypt now is to double click your newly created launcher!
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  • http://geniusinwonderland.blogspot.com JT

    Is TrueCrypt a truly crypted way to say that my favourite horror film is Children of the Corn? Or is this a blanket program????

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    Wow. That was amazing. Especially trying to understand it at 6 in the morning…

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    hilarity is overrated.

  • Sheesh Kabob

    But doesn’t creating a launcher potentially tip off “the man” that you are using the program, basically inviting him to beat the password out of you? I mean, hypothetically, and not that you’d have anything to hide anyway…

  • http://randyjensenonline.com randyjensen

    Hey Sheesh,

    Very good point :) This article was more for the n00bs of the audience, hence the easy launcher.

  • Zak Jones!

    Perfect walkthrough. Couldn’t be any simpler, and the install ran wonderfully.

    Thanks!

  • http://randyjensenonline.com randyjensen

    Hey Zak, glad you found it useful :)

  • Onopoc

    Thanks Randy. It worked with Ubuntu 8.04.1 and TrueCrypt version 6.1a

  • http://randyjensenonline.com randyjensen

    Glad it worked for you Onopoc. I guess I need to update it for 8.10 and TC 6.1a. Thanks for the heads up!

  • Bill Strauch

    Thanks Randy. It worked with Ubuntu 8.04.1 and TrueCrypt version 6.1a for me also. This is awesome.

  • http://randyjensenonline.com randyjensen

    Hey Bill,

    Glad it worked for you!

  • jlamps

    thanks

  • jlamps

    thanks for guiding, it works with ubuntu 9.04 as well.

  • jlamps

    thanks

  • jlamps

    thanks for guiding, it works with ubuntu 9.04 as well.

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    solved install problem linux mint 11 – thanks

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