ANNOUNCE: truecrypt-installer -- utilities to get Truecrypt installed easily

NoOp glgxg at mfire.com
Wed Mar 14 00:02:00 UTC 2007


On 03/13/2007 02:24 PM, Jari Aalto wrote:
> Truecrypt version   : 4.2a
> OS compatibility    : tested in Ubuntu Feisty / Debian Etch (unstable)
> Kernel compatibility: tested in 2.6.18 ; max is 2.6.19
[snip]
> 
> OTHER ISSUES
> -------------------
> 
> This installer is based Truecrypt 4.2a which does not support later
> kernels. A separate patch to support kernels up to 2.6.19 is applied
> on systems running those kernels.
> 
> There is no support for 2.6.20 or later. I wrote the 2.6.18-2.6.19
> support patch but due to lack of time I have no immediate plans to
> follow later kernels. If you have kernel hacking skills, patches are
> indeed welcome.
> 
> Until Truecrypt supports natively later kernels, there is not much
> that can be done.
> 


Ubuntu Feisty Herd5 is at 2.6.20-10-generic accordingto my updates today.






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