{"id":15678,"date":"2023-03-05T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T11:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=15678"},"modified":"2024-03-10T08:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:31:36","slug":"install-and-setup-veracrypt-on-linux-mint-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-and-setup-veracrypt-on-linux-mint-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Install and Setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we are going to learn how to install and setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veracrypt.fr\/en\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VeraCrypt<\/a>, a fork of TrueCrypt, is a free and open source on-the-fly disk encryption (OTFE) tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#install-and-configure-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-21\">Install and Configure VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#install-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-using-deb-binary\">Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint using DEB Binary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-using-generic-installer\">Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint using Generic Installer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#launching-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-21\">Launching VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-on-linux\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt on Linux<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-cli-tool\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt CLI tool<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-gui-tool\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt GUI tool<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#related-tutorials\">Related Tutorials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-and-configure-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-21\">Install and Configure VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the main features offered by VeraCrypt include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creates a&nbsp;<strong>virtual encrypted disk<\/strong>&nbsp;within a file and mounts it as a real disk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encrypts an<strong>&nbsp;entire partition or storage device<\/strong>&nbsp;such as USB flash drive or hard drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encrypts a&nbsp;<strong>partition or drive where Windows is installed<\/strong>&nbsp;(pre-boot authentication).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encryption is&nbsp;<strong>automatic<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>real-time<\/strong>(on-the-fly) and&nbsp;<strong>transparent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parallelization&nbsp;and&nbsp;pipelining&nbsp;allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encryption can be&nbsp;hardware-accelerated&nbsp;on modern processors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides&nbsp;<strong>plausible deniability<\/strong>, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:&nbsp;<strong>Hidden volume<\/strong>&nbsp;(steganography) and&nbsp;<strong>hidden operating system<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21 using either of the method below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#debian-linux-mint-package\">Using Debian\/Ubuntu DEB packages.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#use-generic-installer\">Using generic VeraCrypt Installers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-using-deb-binary\">Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint using DEB Binary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two versions of VeraCrypt installers you can choose;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the GUI based installer and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the console based installer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We will use the GUI based installer in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veracrypt.fr\/en\/Downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a> VeraCrypt GUI Installer for Ubuntu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no dedicated installer for Linux mint. However, since Linux Mint is part of Debian\/Ubuntu family, download the current release version of VeraCrypt DEB binary for Ubuntu. We will use Ubuntu 22.04 installer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/launchpad.net\/veracrypt\/trunk\/1.25.9\/+download\/veracrypt-1.25.9-Ubuntu-22.04-amd64.deb -P \/tmp<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the installer you downloaded, you can use APT package manager to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install \/tmp\/veracrypt-1.25.9-Ubuntu-22.04-amd64.deb -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-using-generic-installer\">Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint using Generic Installer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download generic installers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veracrypt.fr\/en\/Downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloads<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/launchpad.net\/veracrypt\/trunk\/1.25.9\/+download\/veracrypt-1.25.9-setup.tar.bz2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Extract the installer once the download is completed;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>tar xjf veracrypt-1.25.9-setup.tar.bz2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, there are two types of installers,&nbsp;<strong>GUI based<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>console based<\/strong>&nbsp;Installers for both x86 and x86_64 systems that are extracted to the current working directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ls -1 veracrypt*<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>veracrypt-1.25.9-setup-console-x64\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup-console-x86\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup-gtk3-console-x64\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup-gtk3-gui-x64\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup-gui-x64\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup-gui-x86\nveracrypt-1.25.9-setup.tar.bz2\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose which one to use for installation;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example of using GUI based installer;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install dbus-x11<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo .\/veracrypt-1.25.9-setup-gui-x64<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Install VeraCrypt<\/strong> in the installation wizard that pops up, accept the End User License Agreement and click Ok to install VeraCrypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-veracrypt-using-generic-installer.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-veracrypt-using-generic-installer.png\" alt=\"Install and Setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint\" class=\"wp-image-15684\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-veracrypt-using-generic-installer.png?v=1678013782 1005w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-veracrypt-using-generic-installer-768x461.png?v=1678013782 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use the console installer, then execute the command;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo .\/veracrypt-1.25.9-setup-console-x64<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installer runs, you are prompted to choose the installation option. Select option 1 to install VeraCrypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>VeraCrypt 1.25.9 Setup\n____________________\n\n\nInstallation options:\n\n 1) Install veracrypt_1.25.9_console_amd64.tar.gz\n 2) Extract package file veracrypt_1.25.9_console_amd64.tar.gz and place it to \/tmp\n\nTo select, enter 1 or 2: 1\n\nBefore you can use, extract, or install VeraCrypt, you must accept the\nterms of the VeraCrypt License.\n\nPress Enter to display the license terms..\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Press ENTER and go through the EULA and accept it to proceed with installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>...\nDo you accept and agree to be bound by the license terms? (yes\/no): <strong>yes<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation is done, press ENTER to exit the installer;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>...\nusr\/share\/doc\/veracrypt\/HTML\/bank_30x30.png\nusr\/share\/doc\/veracrypt\/HTML\/VeraCrypt Volume Format Specification.html\nusr\/share\/doc\/veracrypt\/HTML\/VeraCrypt Rescue Disk.html\nusr\/share\/doc\/veracrypt\/HTML\/VeraCrypt128x128.png\nusr\/sbin\/\nusr\/sbin\/mount.veracrypt\nusr\/bin\/\nusr\/bin\/veracrypt-uninstall.sh\nusr\/bin\/veracrypt\n\nPress Enter to exit... \n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>VeraCrypt is now installed and placed under, <code>\/usr\/bin\/veracrypt<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can uninstall VeraCrypt using the <strong><code>usr\/bin\/veracrypt-uninstall.sh<\/code><\/strong> script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"launching-vera-crypt-on-linux-mint-21\">Launching VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you installed console-based VeraCrypt, you can launch it from the terminal using the <code>veracrypt<\/code> command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>veracrypt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, to check help page and examples on how to use veracrypt on command line;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>veracrypt --help<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you installed the GUI version, you can launch it from Accessories menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/launch-veracypt-from-accessories.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1912\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/launch-veracypt-from-accessories.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15683\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/launch-veracypt-from-accessories.png?v=1678013730 1912w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/launch-veracypt-from-accessories-768x396.png?v=1678013730 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/launch-veracypt-from-accessories-1536x792.png?v=1678013730 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1912px) 100vw, 1912px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can&#8217;t see the icon, log out and login and check again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-on-linux\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt on Linux<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can encrypt files\/volume devices on Linux using VeraCrypt in two ways;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#veracrypt-cli\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt CLI tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veracrypt-gui\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt GUI tool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-cli-tool\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt CLI tool<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Check our guide on how to use VeraCrypt on command line to encrypt drives;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-use-veracrypt-on-command-line-to-encrypt-drives-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Use VeraCrypt on Command Line to Encrypt Drives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"encrypt-volumes-using-vera-crypt-gui-tool\">Encrypt Volumes using VeraCrypt GUI tool<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of using VeraCrypt GUI to encrypt drives or volumes has been extensively described in our previous guide on how to use VeraCrypt to encrypt drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-and-use-veracrypt-to-encrypt-drives-on-ubuntu-18-04\/#encryptdrives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to use VeraCrypt to Encrypt Drives on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how easy it is to install and setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint. Feel free to explore this awesome tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veracrypt.fr\/en\/Beginner%27s%20Tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\">VeraCrypt Documentation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-tutorials\">Related Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-encrypt-files-and-folders-with-ecryptfs-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Encrypt Files and Folders with eCryptFS on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/encrypt-files-and-directories-with-ecryptfs-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Encrypt Files and Directories with eCryptFS on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/automount-luks-encrypted-device-in-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Automount LUKS Encrypted Device in Linux<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we are going to learn how to install and setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21. 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