

Note: if you have an unconventional keyboard layout with no 'Start' you could open Terminal from the 'Dash Home' in the side-bar. We offer the product as is, and do not claim any rights to the name TrueCrypt or this is not a fork but the distribution of the product under Section II of the TrueCrypt license. Tip: If you want it on your unit bar, simply use your mouse to drag the TrueCrypt icon to your unity bar. Press the Start button again and type TrueCrypt, (capitalization unimportant) and press enter to open The last window will be titled TrueCrypt Setup and have the information where it installed and will finish with Press Enter to exit.
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The next window will tell you how to uninstall it, if you don't plan on uninstalling it, you can skip this information. If you’re still using TrueCrypt (and it remains available via an archive hosted by grc. The next window will be an xmesssage License message, click I accept and agree to be bound by the license terms You then shuold get a xmessage window with an option at the bottom to Install TrueCrypt, click it. (to paste, right click and select paste). To start the install, highlight and copy one of these commands and paste it into the Terminal window.

You'll need to Change Directory (CD) to where you extracted the truecrypt setup file, if you followed my example, it would be this (note your path is case sensitive): cd Downloads Here you will type commands inside terminal: Let’s begin with encrypting your data with these Truecrypt substitutes. Press the Start button on your keyboard (The button between the left Ctrl & Alt) and type the word Terminal and press the enter key. Short on time to read the full guide Don’t worry. Scroll down to Linux and select the Standard version that matches your bit depth (32-bit or 64-bit) and download it.Īfter the download completes, Double click on the downloaded file and it should automatically open with the Archive Manager.Īt the top of the Archive Manager, click Extract and select a destination folder, I picked Downloads I'll break it down, although I'm verbose, this is the simplest way.
