ANNOUNCE: truecrypt-installer -- utilities to get Truecrypt installed easily
Jari Aalto
jari.aalto at cante.net
Wed Mar 14 06:50:54 UTC 2007
NoOp <glgxg at mfire.com> writes:
> On 03/13/2007 02:24 PM, Jari Aalto wrote:
>> Truecrypt version : 4.2a
>> OS compatibility : tested in Ubuntu Feisty / Debian Etch (unstable)
>> Kernel compatibility: tested in 2.6.18 ; max is 2.6.19
> [snip]
>>
>> OTHER ISSUES
>> -------------------
>>
>> This installer is based Truecrypt 4.2a which does not support later
>> kernels. A separate patch to support kernels up to 2.6.19 is applied
>> on systems running those kernels.
>>
>> There is no support for 2.6.20 or later. I wrote the 2.6.18-2.6.19
>> support patch but due to lack of time I have no immediate plans to
>> follow later kernels. If you have kernel hacking skills, patches are
>> indeed welcome.
>>
>> Until Truecrypt supports natively later kernels, there is not much
>> that can be done.
>>
>
>
> Ubuntu Feisty Herd5 is at 2.6.20-10-generic accordingto my updates today.
Correct, but kernel 2.6.19 is available in Feisty.
Jari
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