VeraCrypt 1.12 for Linux Ubuntu. Install VeraCrypt (Disk Encryption Software for Linux), via PPA on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.10. VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software that is based on TrueCrypt 7.1a. It is developed by brought IDRIX (https://www.idrix.fr).
VeraCrypt adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in brute-force attacks. VeraCrypt also solves many vulnerabilities and security issues found in TrueCrypt.
This enhanced security adds some delay only to the opening of encrypted partitions without any performance impact to the application use phase.
From the version VeraCrypt 1.12, it uses a new feature called PIM and it adds a detection mechanism for “Evil Maid” attacks against system encryption.
Install VeraCrypt on Ubuntu
The system requirements to run VeraCrypt on Linux Ubuntu systems are – Linux 32-bit and 64-bit versions with kernel 2.6 and newer.
Run the following commands in Terminal to install VeraCrypt on Ubuntu Systems via PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt
Once installed, you can use VeraCrypt via CLI or GUI. For information on command line usage applying to the Linux and Mac OS X versions, please run: veracrypt –h
Command: /help or /?
Usage: Display command line help.
If you wish to uninstall and remove VeraCrypt, run the command given below:
$ sudo apt-get remove veracrypt