[dm-crypt] Cryptsetup 1.6.X on Ubuntu 12.10

[dm-crypt] Cryptsetup 1.6.X on Ubuntu 12.10

[Juan Romano]

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Is there a way to run the latest versions (1.6.1 or 1.6.2) of cryptsetup
on Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.2.48) ?

I am interested on the 'truecrypt' support (tcrypt type) added in the
latest versions.

 

Currently Ubuntu runs cryptsetup version 1.4.3.

 

Any pointers would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Juan//


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Re: [dm-crypt] Cryptsetup 1.6.X on Ubuntu 12.10

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> Is there a way to run the latest versions (1.6.1 or 1.6.2) of cryptsetup
> on Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.2.48) ?****
>
> I am interested on the ‘truecrypt’ support (tcrypt type) added in the
> latest versions.****
>
> ** **
>
> Currently Ubuntu runs cryptsetup version 1.4.3.****
>
> ** **
>
> Any pointers would be appreciated.****
>
> **
>

I think the safety was to do it is to make some sort of a package update
request for cryptsetup to be updated and wait until it is updated and then
update normally through ubuntu's official update channels.

The second most safety way is to build cryptsetup from source.The installed
version of cryptsetup managed by ubuntu's package system should have it at
either "/usr" or "/".Installing your own updated version at "/usr/local"
will allow peaceful coexistence btw your personal version and the version
managed by your distribution.

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Re: [dm-crypt] Cryptsetup 1.6.X on Ubuntu 12.10

[Arno Wagner]

You can try to just compile and install from sources.
See instructions in the source package. Worst thing that
can happen is that it does not work.

If you decide to have the self-compiled binaries and the
ones from Ubuntu installed at the same time, you need to make
sure to use the right ones. Personally (on Debian) I just
locked the distro-package against updates and installed the 
self-compiled ones over the distribution binaries. That is 
dirty and may break at some time, but then I will just 
install over it again. An alternative is to install the
self-compiled to /usr/local/* and make sure to call them
instead of the distribution-supplied ones.
 
Arno


On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 02:10:00PM -0700, Juan Romano wrote:
> Is there a way to run the latest versions (1.6.1 or 1.6.2) of cryptsetup
> on Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.2.48) ?
> 
> I am interested on the 'truecrypt' support (tcrypt type) added in the
> latest versions.
> 
>  
> 
> Currently Ubuntu runs cryptsetup version 1.4.3.
> 
>  
> 
> Any pointers would be appreciated.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> Juan//
> 

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