How to install Truecrypt on CentOS 6.3

How to install Truecrypt on CentOS 6.3

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Truecrypt on CentOS 6.3. Truecrypt is a powerful utility that can help you to encrypt file or folder or even a partition easily. Truecrypt comes with a simple and easy to use user interface.

Steps to install Truecrypt on CentOS 6.3

1. Download Truecrypt package. Or use wget instead

wget http://www.truecrypt.org/download/truecrypt-7.1a-linux-x86.tar.gz

2.  Now extract the package

tar xzvf truecrypt-7.1a-linux-x86.tar.gz

 

3. It will produce a file called truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x86.

chmod +x truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x86
./truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x86

4. Follow the installation wizard. When done, you can use Truecrypt via Applications>>Accessories>>Truecrypt

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