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I have two drives in my computer. One boots Win7 the other Ubuntu 14. I have external USB drives with banking and other data that are encrypted with truecrypt. I don't want to use BitLocker and have to redo my encryption because Windows 10 (if I upgrade) has bitlocker and they admit to saving your passords in their cloud (in case you forget!)

GRC's audit has stated TrueCrypt is still safe and a security audit shows this to be the case. I have no desire to change encryptions and it looks like another group my resurrect true crypt again.

I have tried all manner of methods to install TrueCrypt on Ubuntu and the most I have accomplished is an icon in my navigation that does nothing.

Even if I need to use another program to open existing truecrypt files and drives without altering them I can live with that. But I prefer to get a version of truecrypt actually working, even a stand-alone version.

Can someone point me in the right way to be able to access my drives and files without altering them so I can also access then from Windows as well?

( Side question, can I use a windows version via WINE to accomplish this? )

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  • Can you open a terminal and see what happens if you try to execute truecrypt? Did you see this answer?
    – cstich
    Nov 17, 2015 at 20:14

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cryptsetup from the cryptsetup-bin package that's normally installed by default, should be able to open TrueCrypt or tcplay encrypted partitions. See man cryptsetup for info like:

   open --type tcrypt <device> <name>
   tcryptOpen <device> <name>  (old syntax)

          Opens the TCRYPT (a TrueCrypt-compatible) <device> and sets up a
          mapping <name>.

          <options> can be [--key-file, --tcrypt-hidden,  --tcrypt-system,
          --readonly, --test-passphrase].

          The  keyfile  parameter  allows combination of file content with
          the passphrase and can be repeated. Note that using keyfiles  is
          compatible with TCRYPT and is different from LUKS keyfile logic.

I'd also use the --verbose, -v option to get more info the first time it's run, and see dmesg / /var/log/syslog if there are any errors. And once opening the device you'd still have to mount it.

Disks / gnome-disks might provide a graphical way to open & mount partitions, and unmount/umount & close them (even if it doesn't work to open them).

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