The program's name is VeraCrypt, the successor to TrueCrypt. I use it alot with my encrypted external drives. However, I've noticed that it isn't in Debian repos, it's also not in backports. And I couldn't find a Flatpak/Snap for it either.
They do have a website, and they do produce Debian-specific packages.
https://veracrypt.fr/en/Downloads.html
I also found this:
https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
Of course, it advises to not install packages that aren't in the official repos. Which kind of leaves me between a rock and a hard place, since a package I use often is only available by installing a deb file from the VeraCrypt website.
Which gives me an idea, that maybe I can install it into my home directory only, without root access, instead of manually installing the deb file with apt. This wouldn't pose the risk of breaking Debian, since the program wouldn't exist outside my home directory. I know how to edit ~/.profile, add a custom path within my home, so that a binary can be ran via CLI without referrencing the absolute path.
The issue is that I don't know of a viable method that would allow to me to install the deb file without root and into my home only. VeraCrypt will of course ask for root access when mounting volumes, since mounting requires root. But that shouldn't be an issue as long as it doesn't install into system directories.
I'm also aware that installing outside apt will make it difficult to remove packages, since apt can't keep track of what went where.
So...ideas?
They do have a website, and they do produce Debian-specific packages.
https://veracrypt.fr/en/Downloads.html
I also found this:
https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
Of course, it advises to not install packages that aren't in the official repos. Which kind of leaves me between a rock and a hard place, since a package I use often is only available by installing a deb file from the VeraCrypt website.
Which gives me an idea, that maybe I can install it into my home directory only, without root access, instead of manually installing the deb file with apt. This wouldn't pose the risk of breaking Debian, since the program wouldn't exist outside my home directory. I know how to edit ~/.profile, add a custom path within my home, so that a binary can be ran via CLI without referrencing the absolute path.
The issue is that I don't know of a viable method that would allow to me to install the deb file without root and into my home only. VeraCrypt will of course ask for root access when mounting volumes, since mounting requires root. But that shouldn't be an issue as long as it doesn't install into system directories.
I'm also aware that installing outside apt will make it difficult to remove packages, since apt can't keep track of what went where.
So...ideas?
Statistics: Posted by Enigma83 — 2024-02-05 12:57 — Replies 3 — Views 30