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Apparently the script must be run as root.

But I have to warn you: Do NOT install stuff which is outside your distro's PMS. You will bork your system beyond repair.

BTW the current version of Truecrypt is 7.0a, and it's almost sure that it's included in a Mandriva repository. It may be called "realcrypt", as there is a lisencing issue with truecypt and some distros have rebranded it.

You can also use dm-crypt/LUKS encryption instead, which is included in the Linux kernel.

 

EDIT: Truecrypt 7.0 has been packaged and distributed by MIB.

http://mib.pianetalinux.org/MIB/

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But I have to warn you: Do NOT install stuff which is outside your distro's PMS. You will bork your system beyond repair.

 

Not necessarily true. Possible, perhaps, but not guaranteed that it will bork the system. If installing rpm's designated for a totally different system than Mandriva, eg: OpenSUSE, Red Hat, etc, yes it could do, or just simply get you into a dependency nightmare trying to install it.

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Yes, not necessarily true, but better being safe than sorry.

And anyway, Mandriva Italian (International ?) Backports (MIB) is sort-of-trusted repository, so it should be preferred, IMO.

 

I agree yes, using the repos is the best method if the software is available, or rpms designated for manual download specifically for Mandriva. Alternatively, a downloadable shell script installation is fine.

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:beer:

Thanks for the barley sandwich. :D

Further tip:

If ./truecrypt-6.3a-setup-x86 returns truecrypt-6.3a-setup-x86 is not executable then preface it with "sh "

sh ./truecrypt-6.3a-setup-x86

This works for most if not all scripts without setting the executable flag on the script.

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