Installing VeraCrypt 1.19 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 from PPA
Open up a terminal window and run the following commands to add VeraCrypt Ubuntu PPA, update package index and install the veracrypt package.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
sudo apt update
sudo apt install veracrypt
How to Manually install VeraCrypt
Go to the official website to download VeraCrypt Linux installer. It’s a zipped tar file.
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Alternatively, you can open up a terminal window and use the following command to download VeraCrypt installer.
wget https://launchpadlibrarian.net/289850375/veracrypt-1.19-setup.tar.bz2
Once downloaded, open up a terminal and navigate to the directory where the installer is stored and run the command below to extract the zipped tar file.
mkdir veracrypt
tar xjvf veracrypt-1.19-setup.tar.bz2 -C veracrypt
Then cd into the veracrypt directory.
cd veracrypt
There will be 4 files for 64 bits and 32 bits computers. GUI is for graphical installation and console is for command line installation. Run the graphical installer.
64 bits graphical installer. The dot and forward slash (./) means we’re using the current working directory.
./veracrypt-1.19-setup-gui-x64
32 bits graphical installer.
./veracrypt-1.19-setup-gui-x86
Select Install VeraCrypt
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Then accept license terms.
veracrypt ppa
Next, click OK.
veracrypt debian package
Then enter your sudo password in the XTerm window.
veracrypt linux command line
After installation is finished, press Enter to exit XTerm. You can start the program from application launcher
veracrypt ubuntu
or use the command below.
veracrypt
To check your VeraCrypt version, run
veracrypt --version
To remove VeraCrypt, run the uninstall script with sudo privilege.
sudo veracrypt-uninstall.sh
That’s it!