[Bug 651730] Re: nautilus asks for pass even though cryptsetup is not installed - should recommend install before

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Cryptsetup is not installed by default and/or  there is no visual
indicator it is missing.

This are the problems user will encounter because of that:

-If encrypted USB media is inserted prompt for password will be shown but unlocking will fail.
-Disk Utility offers option when formating device to create encrypted volume and if selected formating will fail.
-Disk Utility does show encrypted media but an effort to unlock it will fail.
-...

Suggestion: cryptsetup should be available by default or visual
indicator that it's needed but missing and needs to be installed should
be presented!

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Title:
  nautilus asks for pass even though cryptsetup is not installed -
  should recommend install before

Status in “cryptsetup” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “gnome-disk-utility” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: nautilus

  nautilus asks for pass even though cryptsetup is not installed -
  should recommend install before

  cryptsetup should be a dependency of the ubuntu-desktop meta-package and/or to the following individual packages: 
  gnome-disk-utility
  nautilus

  my reasoning for this request is that both of these programs have
  disabled features which have to do with luks encrypted disks. These
  programs seemingly offer these options but unless cryptsetup is
  installed they will fail with an error. These programs should either
  recommend installation of cryptsetup (using gnome-app-install just
  like totem with codecs) before preforming the action, otherwise they
  should be set as dependencies to these packages.

  Steps to reproduce:

  Disk Utility (palimpsest): 
  -Insert disk and format disk, create a partition and encrypt underlaying device
  -It will ask for password but will fail if crypsetup is not installed

  Expected: 
  -Palimpsest should recommend the installation of crypsetup through gnome-app-install
  or
  -cryptsetup should be a dependency of gnome-disk-utility
  or
  -Feature should not be showen if cryptsetup is not installed


  Nautilus:
  -Insert LUKS encrypted disk into a fresh install of ubuntu (imagine you have no net access for a radius of 50km)
  -Nautilus asks for password, indicating a feature it cannot preform without cryptsetup
  -Nautilus fails with error stating that the child process crypsetup could not be found

  -Nautilus should recommend the installation of crypsetup through gnome-app-install
  or
  -cryptsetup should be a dependency of nautilus
  or
  -Feature (password dialog) should not be shown if cryptsetup is not installed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: nautilus 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Sep 29 22:20:07 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nautilus

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