Install TrueCrypt via PPA in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

by | Jul 26, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux

If you ever wanted to install TrueCrypt via PPA, now you can. This brief tutorial is going to show you how easily install TrueCrypt via PPA in Ubuntu 12.04.

To read our previous posts on this topic, click here and here.

And if you don’t know what TrueCrypt is, read the posts from the links above to get to know it. So, without wasting anymore of your time, let’s get going.

Objectives:

  • Install TrueCrypt via PPA in Ubuntu 12.04
  • Enjoy!

 

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to add this PPA.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-astrapi/ppa


 


truecrypt_ppa


 


Finally, run the commands below to update your system and install TrueCrypt.


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install truecrypt


 


truecrypt_ppa_1


 


Enjoy!


 


truecrypt_ppa_3


 


To uninstall it, run the commands below:


 


sudo apt-get install ppa-purge


sudo ppa-purge ppa:michael-astrapi/ppa


 


That’s it!