Re: TrueCrypt install on Debian v4.3 or v5?

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 04:52:25PM +0000, Russell Gadd wrote:
I would like to install Truecrypt on Debian Etch. According to recent
posts I have read (see below) there are problems with the new version 5
which means I would like to install version 4.3a. which I am sure will
do all I need. However Debian is not one of their supported distros.

First problem is I can't find the source to 4.3 on their website. They
have a section for downloading previous versions, but the source doesn't
seem to be there. There is a Ubuntu deb package which appears to be a
compiled version.

Alternatively is anyone using version 5 happily without suffering
negative experience as mentioned in some places, e.g. Truecrypt 5.1 -
How I loathe thee <http://forums.truecrypt.org/viewtopic.php?t=10025>
One user suggests he will return in a year's time. I don't want to wait
that long for a usable version.

I found a guide to installing v5 on Etch here
http://forums.truecrypt.org/viewtopic.php?p=40855#40855
but haven't found a guide for v4.3 (probably because my search produced
too many hits for me to wade through).
I have 4.3 installed, there is a link
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/506

the truecrypt web site don't have old version of the linux package for
some reason.

There has been a few comments about 5.x, and the fact that you need a
gui interface, seems like they have made 5.1a with a non gui switch but
it also seems like the command line interface is not that good.

I am about to embark on an attempting to get 4.3a to compile against
2.6.24.

The process for installing truecrypt, with the above install is to make
a deb from the truecrypt src. The bin's need to be compiled agains the
linux source tree (not just the headers).

If you want contact me off the mailing list and I will forward the 4.3a
sources to you. They (truecrypt) don't want people to distribute it.

Alex



Any help / opinions on how I should proceed would be welcome.


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